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ESTATE MATTERS
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THE GOOD THINGS GUY
WHO CALLS DAINFERN HOME
Brent Lindeque never
set out to become The or those who don’t know, Brent Brent had a better idea. Instead of a
is the editor-in-chief of Good
drinking stunt, he filmed himself doing a
Random Act of Kindness—buying a meal
Things Guy, a media powerhouse
Good Things Guy. He Fdedicated to proving that good for someone in need. He uploaded it to
social media, expecting a few friends to
news isn’t just a feel-good extra—it’s
also never planned on something people actively want (even if see it. Instead, it went global.
the internet keeps throwing doom and
moving to Dainfern Golf gloom at us). He’s built a career—and a
community—by sharing stories that make
people feel connected and hopeful.
Estate. Yet, here he And, as it turns out, he didn’t have to look
is—14 years into estate far for those stories. Because right here, in
Dainfern, they happen every day.
life and a decade into FROM A VIRAL CHALLENGE TO A
MOVEMENT
running South Africa’s Brent’s journey into media wasn’t exactly
planned. Back in 2014, he was running an
biggest platform for marketing agency when NekNominations
became the latest viral trend. The
uplifting news. premise? Film yourself downing an
obscene amount of alcohol, then challenge
others to do the same.
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