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I saw a photo of a naked man on Facebook now I can't stop masturbating

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                                                      WATCH  VIDEO BELOW All she wants is for her punani to rest. But it seems this might not be possible anytime soon. This is because she is addicted to masturbating and doesn’t know how to stop..................................................................................

UCT Ask For Donations of Boxes and Crates to Remove Contents of Library

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  Staff from the UCT Jagger Library have been given a window of access to the building to remove any remaining works before they get further damaged.   Cape Town, South Africa (23 April 2021)  – A wildfire broke out early on Sunday morning, 18 April 2021, at Rhodes Memorial and spread to UCT a short while later. The fire jumped and spread to the University of Cape Town (UCT) Reading Room at Jagger Library, which housed over 200 years worth of history. Thankfully the library’s fire system kicked in, and only this part of the library was damaged. The system has prevented even further loss. The loss of the Reading Room has been a massive one, but people are working tirelessly to try and restore some of the lost information. A team from UCT were given a window last night to enter the building and to start collecting as much of its contents as possible. They took to Facebook to ask for donations of cardboard boxes and crates, which will be used to remove books and other i...

Retail Sales Consultant Used Own Card to Pay a Stranger’s Bill!

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  Andrew Goodman had no idea that a small act of kindness would impact him so greatly, but when a random stranger offered to pay for his invoice when his card would not process, his faith in humanity was immediatly restored.   Johannesburg, South Africa (22 April 2021)  – When Andrew Goodman couldn’t pay due to his card not processing, a retail sales consultant pulled out her own and paid his bill for him! Wherever there is a human in need, there is an opportunity for kindness and to make a difference! And perhaps this is a reminder that those differences might sometimes seem small but are actually some of the biggest acts of kindness! Goodman had no idea that a small act of kindness would impact him so greatly, but when a random stranger offered to pay for his invoice when his card would not process, his faith in humanity was immediatly restored. The Personal Trainer shared an appreciation on ‘ I Love Fourways ‘ – a massive community group that has featured on ‘Good...

Hout Bay Man to do 27km ‘Freedom Paddle’ for 27 000 Meals

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  Kola Cohen plans to paddle 27km on Freedom Day to raise funds for the ‘Love in a Bowl’ organisation to provide 27 000 meals in Hout Bay.   Hout Bay, South Africa (22 April 2021)  – On Freedom Day, the 27th of April 2021, South African’s will celebrate 27 years of democracy. Inspired by the significance this day holds, Kola Cohen, a 19-year-old from Hout Bay, will be paddling 27km to provide 27,000 meals for vulnerable Capetonians. Paddling on a prone board, Kola will be participating in the  Freedom Paddle , an initiative where paddlers paddle from Cape Town to Robben Island (and back) to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela and the struggle heroes who fought for South Africa’s freedom. Looking to pay it forward, Kola has launched a  crowdfunding campaign  on BackaBuddy to support Love in a Bowl, a community farming initiative that delivers a ‘community pot’ of nutritious, organic food to 32 different creches, soup kitchens, and NGOs in the Hout Bay communi...

Endangered Wildlife Trust use Earth Day to Commit to Protecting Wildlife

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  The Endangered Wildlife Trust celebrates Earth Day by asking us all to be better consumers; to use our rand power to vote for real change.   South Africa (22 April 2021)  – Imagine if nobody cared about our natural world. Imagine people could get away with poaching, removing species from their habitats, filling the ocean with pollutions and clouding up our skies with noxious gasses. The world would look very different today. As it is, the above is a real reality but thanks to the efforts of environmentalists and conservationists around the world, the fight continues. Earth Day is the one day we all get to celebrate the men and women working tirelessly for the little creatures and the big ones too. Often fighting for our natural world is a thankless job. The Endangered Wildlife Trust fights for us on many fronts. From working to protect the tinest frog, to saving rhino from the brink of extinction. Their job is a massive one and it never goes unnoticed. Today we are grea...

13-Year-Old Transplant Recipient Loves Her New Heart

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  13-year-old Parusia Muhigirwa received a new heart in February 2021, and it is going strong; she loves her new heart and is thankful for everything her doctors have done for her.   Cape Town, South Africa (22 April 2021)  – Parusia Muhigirwa has been given a new lease on life, and it is all thanks to the generosity of a family unknown. You see, 13-year-old Parusia was waiting for a new heart, and her call came in February; the call has meant she will get to grow up and hopefully save a few lives herself. Parusia received her new heart thanks to teams from the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (RCWMCH) and Groote Schuur Hospital. This heart transplant was the first one done in the last 13 years at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital. Parusia Muhigirwa is so thankful for her second chance that she plans to use it by saving even more lives and becoming a doctor when she grows up. Parusia was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, which led to ...

Quadruple Amputee Shan Visser Launches Documentary and Inspiring Talk Show to Use Her Story of Trauma To Inspire and Motivate Others

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  The Shan Show has just been launched… and this powerful new talk show, hosted by the most inspirational South African, is something we should all watch!   Johannesburg, South Africa (23 April 2021)  – Shan Visser’s story is both heartbreaking and incredibly powerful… a mongoose bit the young South African, and after having 4 limbs amputated and over 70 operations to save her life, the local survivor and warrior has just launched the Shan Show! In January 2017, Shan fell almost fatally ill and had to have all 4 limbs amputated. Nearly 70 surgeries later and counting, today, Shan has released her very own short documentary and her very own inspiring talk show, “The Shan Show”, to use her story of trauma and hardship to inspire and motivate others through emotive and moving conversations with people who come from all sides of adversity. She was diagnosed with gram-negative bacterial sepsis – an infection that is resistant to antibiotics and other antibacterial intervention...

Relate Bracelets, Goodbye Malaria Zero in on the Deadly Disease in Southern Africa

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  The 25th of April is World Malaria Day and this year we look at the successful partnership between Relate Bracelets and Goodbye Malaria.   South Africa (23 April 2021)  – With World Malaria Day upon us, the good news is that a growing number of countries have succeeded in drastically reducing or even eliminating malaria. But the battle is far from won, with hundreds of thousands of people still losing their lives to the disease every year. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 26 of the total 87 countries with malaria reported fewer than 10 000 cases of the disease in 2020, a significant improvement on the 46 from 2019. By the end of 2020, 24 countries had reported interrupting malaria transmission for three years or more. Of these, 11 were certified malaria-free. COVID-19 emerged as a serious challenge to malaria responses worldwide. Since the early days of the pandemic, the WHO specifically urged countries to maintain essential health services, includ...

1.2-million Meal Milestone for the Kingsley Holgate Foundation!

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  Good news stories are very welcome over this challenging time, and we’re constantly impressed by the number of caring people and organisations that have stepped up to assist those in need during this seemingly endless COVID-19 pandemic.   Pretoria, South Africa (24 April 2021)  – The Kingsley Holgate Foundation has successfully distributed more than 1.2-million meals to vulnerable communities in South Africa since the start of the national lockdown on 27 March 2020. With the support of a group of partners and volunteers, together with Land Rover, which has mobilised the Foundation by supplying two new Defender 110s, Kingsley and his team of humanitarian adventurers have helped to feed thousands of rural homesteads with a focus on mothers and vulnerable children. The Foundation’s ‘Feeding the Wildlife Community’ mission kicked off just over a year ago intending to deliver much-needed assistance to communities bordering conservation areas hard-hit by the collapse of the t...

South Africa’s Finest Citizen Journalists Rewarded

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  Everyday South Africans got the chance to become citizen journalists during 2020 and are now being rewarded for their hard work and dedication to creating incredible stories for SA.   Paarl, South Africa (28 April 2021)  – A Plattekloof journalism student, Terri-Ann Brouwers, was announced as the first-ever Sinelizwi Citizen Journalist of the Year by agricultural news platform Food For Mzansi and the Google News Initiative (GNI). Brouwers was also the top performer for the Western Cape while Gauteng’s Nozipho Ntshingila was the first runner-up and winner of an award for outstanding programme participation. Lebogang Malebo, also from Gauteng, received the award for Sinelizwi News Journalist of the Year and was also the second runner-up in the overall competition. Melanie Baumeister from George in the Western Cape was the Farmer’s Inside Track Podcast Contributor of the Year. Food For Mzansi and GNI launched Sinelizwi, a year-long, WhatsApp-based training programme, ...

Local Female Firefighter is Shattering Gender Stereotypes and Inspiring the Nation

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  Born in the small town of Beaufort West, Vuyiseka Arendse is shattering gender stereotypes as a member of the first-ever all-female firefighting team in South Africa… protecting local landmarks from wildfires in the Western Cape region!   Cape Town, South Africa (29 April 2021)  – Content marketing specialists, Fell + Co, celebrated the global launch of ‘Her Way’, a short film for Salomon’s International WMN campaign, at a private screening in Cape Town last night. Taking just over a year to produce while navigating cross-border COVID-19 challenges, the film celebrates three incredible and humble women from South Africa, New Zealand and the United States of America. From completely different cultures and backgrounds, these women are brought together through one common trait – their determination to d

Professor Abdool Karim Appointed to WHO Science Council!

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  The nine-member team comprises internationally renowned experts from around the world, who represent a broad range of disciplines encompassing many aspects of science – from basic research to public health implementation science.   Johannesburg, South Africa (30 April 2021)  – Professor Salim Abdool Karim has been appointed to the newly formed World Health Organisation (WHO) Science Council. According to the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), the Science Council was established earlier this month to guide WHO’s science research. The nine-member team comprises internationally renowned experts from around the world, who represent a broad range of disciplines encompassing many aspects of science – from basic research to public health implementation science. The Science Council will ‘act as the voice of scientific leadership’, providing advice to the WHO to respond to health problems such as global health threats, interpret the latest scientific and medica...

Dr John Kani Honoured with an International Shakespeare Award

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  Proudly South African actor Dr Bonisile John Kani has been honoured with the highly acclaimed Pragnell Shakespeare Award for his original play ‘Kunene and the King’.   South Africa (30 April 2021)  – With the wisdom of Rafiki and the power of a Black Panther King, South African actor Dr Bonisile John Kani is also a director and playwright, who has now been honoured with the Shakespeare Award. Dr Kani was born in New Brighton, Eastern Cape, and has gone on to inspire hopeful South Africans, proving that dreams can come true. His most recent international roles include Rafiki from the  Lion King Live action movie  and King T’Chaka in the Marvel Studios blockbuster Captain America: Civil War and Black Panther. The role which has earned his latest accolade is the lead in ‘Kunene and the King’, his original play, which premiered on the London stage two years ago. ‘Kunene and the King’ was also recently honoured by being selected as one of the Royal S...

Cape Town Township Gets a Pop-Up Cinema

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Khayelitsha, South Africa (30 April 2021)  – With his love of movies and experience from working at a cinema, 25-year-old Buhle Sithela has opened his own cinema in Harare, Khayelitsha. Catering to children of all ages, Sithela guarantees a safe space for the young ones during the weekend and public holidays, as he treats them to movies and light snacks at his Vuma Pop-Up Cinema. Previously, Buhle has been featured on Good Things Guy on  behalf of GroundUp  for his pop-up cinema ideas. He even spent time in his younger years working as a  bin cleaner  to raise funds for his dream of owning an open air cinema. Take a look at the short film featured on GroundUp below.  

Hope and Good Things for Young Amanzimtoti Student!

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  KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (02 May 2021)  – Siphindile Bhengu, from Amanzimtoti in KwaZulu-Natal, was one of the thousands of matric learners in 2020 who had to endure one of the toughest academic years in a century. The COVID pandemic played havoc with Siphindile’s final school year, as she had limited internet access at home, and she had to rely on education radio and TV broadcasts from the SABC to get through. A class WhatsApp group from her school also assisted. In the end, she achieved a Bachelor’s pass and one distinction among the 7 subjects she wrote — a big achievement in light of the huge challenges she faced. Her goal, ultimately, is to go to university. After the matric results were released in March, Siphindile faced a new set of challenges as her family doesn’t have the funds to send her to university. Siphindile is not alone in this struggle, and, like many matriculants, she has applied for a bursary through NSFAS to study through the Durban University of Tec...

NEW POSR

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  Lockdown helped many people explore their fitness and now that races are starting to happen; for those keen to sign up, Kyle Buckingham shares his tips on how to prep for ultra races.   North West, South Africa (29 April 2021)  – South African elite triathlete and Ironman Africa Champion, Kyle Buckingham, will be taking on the Sun City Ultra Triathlon this weekend. Due to Covid this will Kyle’s first race for 2021 and his first time racing the Ultra brand format. Like Kyle, this race will be a first for many South Africans since the pandemic. Unlike Kyle, not everyone has the experience of taking part in these races. So Kyle has shared some of his top tips for anyone wanting to take part in ultra races.