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Grateful lady repays cashier's R20 loan with R200 to say thank you

Friday, January 15, 2021 at 7:53 PM by Stefan Mack

- Sashnee Govender was blown away by Sphamandla Salim's amazing gesture when he paid for her items

- He trusted her and said that she knew that she would pay him back and she did that, ten times over

- The repaid his kind loan of R20 with R200 and Facebook users loved the kind-hearted gesture of Sphamandla

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Sashnee Govender shared her amazing story on Facebook in the #ImStaying about how a complete stranger trusted her enough to loan her money.

She was at the Engen Quikshop in Stanger Manor and had tried to use her card to pay for her items but her transaction was declined but her banking app showed that the transfer had gone through.

She did not have any cash on her and had no idea how she was going to pay for her items. It was then that the cashier, Sphamandla Salim, came to the rescue.

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Grateful lady repays cashier's R20 loan with R200 to say thank you — Sashnee Govender was grateful for Sphamandla Salim's kind gesture when he paid for her items. Photo credit: Sashnee Govender
Source: Facebook

He offered to pay for her goods which came up to around R20. She couldn't believe it.

He replied, "I trust you will pay me".

She returned the following day, Friday 15 January and in the spirit of ubuntu, she repaid Sphamandla's kindness.

Instead of repaying the R20, she gave him ten times the amount giving him R200.

Here are some reactions from Facebook users where were delighted with the story:

Annatjie Marais:

"You have a beautiful heart and trust in people Sphamandla. Never change ."

Juliana Homan Potgieter:

"In spite of all the bad news, there are still good people kind-hearted proud of you never stop doing good God bless."

Rika Viviers:

"I am so proud of SA pump attendants... Most of them know how to apply Ubuntu... Baie dankie, may God Bless you in abundance..."

Earlier, Briefly.co.za reported that A South African woman, Marizél Le Roux took to Facebook's ImStaying to share a touching post about a cop called Officer Eugene who is determined to make a difference in his community. According to the pot, officer Eugene drove a long distance to deliver her wallet which she had lost.