Brent Lindeque went through months of hell while he was being stalked and threatened. He only found relief when the person could be exposed and he was granted a protection order by a court.

Listen to this article 9 min Listen to this article 9 min There really is no place to hide and you will be exposed. This is the message from a relieved Brent Lindeque (39), the former journalist behind the popular Good Things Guy website, after a four-month ordeal of online and email abuse that included death threats.

"I would like every single keyboard warrior to know you are not anonymous - you can be found," Lindeque warned this week.

advertisementDon't want to see this? Remove adsThe Baby Reindeer vibes (à la the Netflix series) started in March when Lindeque - who has grown what started in 2015 as a blog about good news in South Africa into a platform that has won a number of awards - began receiving a barrage of messages.

Lindeque's profile as a natural optimist has grown over the years. His celebration of South African achievements and excellence has drawn followers from across the globe - also on Instagram, Facebook, X and YouTube - during the bleakest years of State Capture and the Covid-19 pandemic, and his encouragement of random acts of kindness and paying it forward has inspired South Africans to reach out and...