Ubuntu Is Alive: Woman Thanks Man for Helping Her Kids Involved in Nasty Crash

Ubuntu Is Alive: Woman Thanks Man for Helping Her Kids Involved in Nasty Crash

  • A Grahamstown mother has taken to Facebook to praise a young man who comforted her children after a car accident turned bad
  • Neria Hlanga Yose of Port Elizabeth went online to write about how Sean Alec Roux assisted her scared kids and peeps are in awe of his kindness
  • South Africans called on God to bless the man and lauded him with many noting how compassionate he was

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Mom Neria Hlanga Yose wrote about Sean Alec Roux helping her frightened children. Image: Neria Hlanga Yose and Sean Alec Roux/ Facebook
Source: Facebook

A relieved mother went onto social media to thank a man who helped her kids after they were involved in an accident with an e-hailing service vehicle.

The viral post received 319 comments: 101 shares and 5.3k reactions on Facebook

Neria Hlanga Yose of Port Elizabeth posted to Facebook’s #imstaying group to inform users about the unfortunate incident.

Yose wrote that she received a frantic phone call from my eldest daughter telling her that they had a car accident with an Uber and that the driver of the other car was damaging their car out of anger.

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“In my state of panic, I started calling everyone. It was a phone call from this stranger with a soft assuring voice who introduced himself as Sean Alec Roux and he said to me ‘I am with your kids they are okay I will stay with them until you come to fetch them’.”

Facebook user’s hearts were warmed by the touching tale.

Sheldeen Dawson said:

“Thank you Sean for showing kindness and compassion. May God bless you.”

Fikile Ndima added:

“Oh my goodness...why am I tearing up while reading this, this is really heartwarming, Thank you Sean Alec Roux for displaying Ubuntu, May God abundantly bless you.”

Fawzia Mather wrote:

“Sean you are a kind and compassionate human being. You make South Africa proud. Well Done.”

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Gaby Lopes Pereira reacted:

“Trust always and be faithful to mankind, and you will always be rewarded. Thank you Sean for showing this way.. may this path of kindness be reflected in others that have learnt from you.. God Bless you.”

Ingrid Amos Greeff added:

“Shaun is a wonderful caring young man Well done and bless you.”

Suzy Rampersad said:

“God bless you and your family Shaun. Let's try to emulate Shawn to make South Africa a better place for all of us.”

Debra Emily Rose reacted:

“Neria I love ya message. And that's what life is all about. We should go that extra mile and make a difference. God bless you Shaun for being there for Neria's children.”

Homeless man rescues newborn baby from a dustbin, SA celebrates the hero

In more news about kind men, Briefly News wrote about a local man who was celebrated for rescuing an innocent child from a dustbin.

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The homeless man had been rummaging through a dustbin when he stumbled upon the crying newborn, still attached to the umbilical cord.

The nameless homeless man has since been celebrated as a hero with local Facebook page, @EmerGmedZN heading online to share the touching story.

"In the early hours of Sunday morning, Emer-G-Med paramedics were called to assist Durban Metro Police Services, after a homeless man made a shocking discovery whilst dumpster diving on Boscombe Place in the South Beach area."

Source: Briefly News

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Mika Williams Mika Williams holds diplomas in Journalism from Varsity College (2006) and Cape Peninsula University of Technology (2009). She worked as a Fashion Journalism lecturer at FEDISA, a reporter for the Northern News, and a sub-editor for Africa Community Media. She’s also been an Editorial Assistant in Glamour Magazine. In Briefly News, Mika had been covering lifestyle news and viral stories from November 2021 to April 2022.