IMC’s Lindi Sibiya thanks a young man with ubuntu:
After the Opening Match of the Confederations Cup, my daughter lost her phone in a “Gauride” bus. I called the phone to establish if it would be somewhere in one of our bags. After a few minutes, somebody called me from my daughter’s cellphone, telling me that he had picked up a phone and wanted to arrange that we meet somewhere for him to return it. He told me that he was going to switch off my daughter’s phone and gave me a number to call the following day.
Because it was a young voice on the phone, I suspected that it was a prank, and that I would not be able to get hold of him again. With lots of doubt, I called him the following day. To my surprise, it was the same man and agreed to meet with me. I arranged to meet with him in Sandton; needless to say, he was there, on time. He returned my daughter’s phone.
I had brought him a small token of appreciation. To my surprise, he refused to accept it, and said that he did not expect anything in return. I insisted on him taking it.
The reason why I want to relate my story is that, most people are talking about the crime that is happening in our country. I am humbled by this young man’s gesture, and mostly, to see that there are good South Africans out there. Even young people have Ubuntu. You go Clayton!
South Africa rocks!!!


The International Marketing Council’s Nadine Khan takes us to the opening game of the Confederations Cup.
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Durban-based
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