Students

Student’s Singing Prank in Stellies Goes Beyond Viral!

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyMarch 1, 2024March 1, 2024 4,950 0

Maybe the internet needed to be reminded that life isn’t always so serious, or maybe the energy of these students was just infectiously joyful. Whatever the main reason, a singing…

Professor Donates $1 Billion So Students’ Tuition Will Be Free!

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyFebruary 29, 2024February 29, 2024 5,140 0

In incredible international news, a widow who was left a fortune has decided to donate $1 billion dollars to fund medical students’ tuition! Full story:   New York City, USA…

‘Arm Marathon’ Surpasses Its Goal for Students in Need Again!

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyFebruary 5, 2024February 5, 2024 36 0

To channel her grief into something helpful, Briony Chisholm did something unexpected. Despite having been in a wheelchair for decades, she created her own kind of marathon, the solo ‘arm…

Free State Architecture Students Celebrate Sharing Their Work With the World

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyJanuary 22, 2024January 22, 2024 325 0

Architecture students from the University of the Free State got to represent South Africa and dazzle hundreds of thousands at one of the most prestigious showcases in the world—the Venice…

Engineer’s Road to Graduation Proved the Potholes Wrong

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyDecember 12, 2023December 12, 2023 155 0

Malefetsane Letsika’s mother worked as a clothes hawker to pay his way to education. Later, he’d work in a pizza shop to survive poverty. Life threw him many potholes on…

Former Teacher Made Sure Hungry Pupils Were Fed, Now It’s Her Purpose

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyDecember 12, 2023December 12, 2023 310 0

What began as former teacher Cristine Panday making sarmies for her students soon became a purpose-led mission that fed over 107,000 school children!   KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (12 December 2023)…

Student’s Clever Creation Marries Myth and ‘Magic’ to Inspire STEM Girlies

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyDecember 4, 2023December 8, 2023 366 0

Ella Gardiner, a student from Stellenbosch University used her skills to make a clever creation that marries myth and magic (engineering). Her solar-powered unicorn toy was designed to inspire more…

Pretoria Students Impress with Up-Cycled Food Experiment 

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyNovember 30, 2023November 30, 2023 265 0

With food waste becoming more and more of a global problem, students from the University of Pretoria have done something innovative and impactful with an up-cycled food experiment:   Pretoria,…

Deaf Developers Graduate as Symbols of Hope in Inclusive Tech

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyNovember 27, 2023November 27, 2023 787 0

Deaf developers recently shone at their graduation, and now stand to lead a new age of inclusive technology for their community and beyond:   Johannesburg, South Africa (27 November 2023)…

Six UCT Students and Alumni Secure Scholarships to Oxford! 

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyNovember 23, 2023 995 0

Six big dreamers who have studied or are studying at UCT have dominated the fleet of scholarship awardees heading to Oxford University. Only 10 people from Southern Africa are chosen…