South African Man Begging at Traffic Lights on Hard Times but Sees the Lighter Side to Life with Clever Sign

South African Man Begging at Traffic Lights on Hard Times but Sees the Lighter Side to Life with Clever Sign

  • South Africans saw the funny side of a homeless man's poster that read "lets do lunch, you buy" while he was begging
  • The post was shared many times and many users commented that it was beautiful to see the man's positive attitude despite his hardship
  • One user commented that he "hopes whoever took this photo bought the lunch", while another said "nice one"

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A clever sign on display by a South African man begging at a set of traffic lights in Cape Town made peoples hearts melt.

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A funny sign held by a homeless man at an intersection made South Africans love his positive attitude. Image: Stock photos / Getty Images
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The post was uploaded on Arrive Alive Facebook's page and was shared many times with several social media users welcoming the homeless man's positive attitude despite him begging.

The homeless man posed for a photograph taking by a motorist and wore a big smile.

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Some wrote comment on the post:

Nixon says:

"I hope whoever took this photo bought the lunch."

Simngaye Comf Nxumalo says:

"You buy, I eat."

Maureen Elaine Powdrell says:

"Nice one."

Homeless orphan sitting reading a book receives life changing blessings from BI Phakathi, video melts hearts

Another post that South Africans fell in love with Briefly News reports was a video posted by BI Phakathi helping a homeless orphan learn the basics of being a salesperson and entrepreneur after he spotted him sitting outside a shop reading a book.

BI Phakathi bought a homeless orphan some food and offered him the opportunity to make some money for himself. The generous man gave the man a few bags of chips and told him how to sell them and keep the business going.

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The look on the young man’s face said it all. You could see that he understood what BI Phakathi was saying and that he saw a light at the end of the tunnel. There is no doubt that this guy is going to go out there and try his best to make something of himself.

People were wowed by the young man’s ability and willingness to make something of himself. They thanked BI Phakathi for his generosity and for equipping the orphan with tools that could turn his life around. A truly touching video.

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Sean Parker Sean Parker is a motoring journalist with over 10 years' experience, who started out in the industry as the SA Guild of Motoring Journalists' Bursar student. Since then, the Cape Town-born editor has gone on to launch a national newspaper called Gears and Gadgets and worked for the country's premier online and print motoring publications before joining Briefly News to head up its Car & Tech section. He enjoys watching live sport and can't wait for F1 to make its debut in Mzansi.

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