Unemployed Uncle Ensures Family Kids Have Stationery, SA Shed a Tear: “May His Cup Never Dry Out”

Unemployed Uncle Ensures Family Kids Have Stationery, SA Shed a Tear: “May His Cup Never Dry Out”

  • An unemployed uncle made a beautiful gesture and bought kids at his household stationery
  • The man ticked off some of the things on the stationery list, with two boxes full of books, pencils, and pens, to name just a few
  • The online community reacted to the kind gesture, applauding the gentleman for his act
  • One niece spoke to Briefly News about her uncle and his views toward education and family
An unemployed uncle expressed how education is important and bought stationery for kids.
An unemployed uncle touched Mzansi after he bought stationery for kids. Images: @snazo_027/ TikTok, @Olena Ruban/ Getty Images
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An unemployed uncle has ensured that his nephews, nieces, and every kid in the household have stationery.

@snazo_027 shared a TikTok video of her uncle's gesture. In the video, there are two boxes filled with stationery - books, pens, pencils, crayons, and other stuff.

The TikTokker expressed gratitude towards her uncle, saying that no one will have an excuse not to attend school - her uncle has made sure of that.

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"My uncle is unemployed but always makes sure everyone gets stationery every year. Umntu ongafuni ufunda uzacacaForever greatfull"

Stationery is one of the things that stresses parents out. Given the current state of the economy, stationery is expensive. Parents spend time cracking their heads looking for cheaper places to buy stationery.

See the uncle's beautiful gesture

Niece speaks to Briefly News about her uncle's gesture

Speaking to Briefly News, Snazo said her uncle got the stationery supply from his previous employer. The young woman described her uncle as someone who values education.

"My Uncle believes education is a key to success,since he never had an opportunity to study due to umzabalazo (the struggle). He wants the best for us in education to open all the close doors as this new generation. He always mention we can kill poverty by going to school."

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TikTokkers applauded the uncle

The video has over 4,000 likes, with many online users applauding the uncle for his kind act and ticking off some things on the stationary list. They further advised the TikTokker not to forget her uncle.

@Lungile Manana said:

"Ningamu khohlwa noma kunini nna❤️" (Don't ever forget your uncle)

@Agi_Kay shared:

"My grandfather at the age of 87 paid up my tertiary 2024 fees which was R69 940, rounding it off it's 70 I'm scared to even ask why he paid for me and where he's getting the money from..."

@ZangoRh_RSA commented:

"May His Cup Never Dry Out"

@Rose wrote:

"God bless him 7 times more❤️"

@fortunatentuli0 shared:

"A man with a plan for his cubs is always beautiful to watch...prosperity to you all"

@Ntombizodidi Mbangeni said:

"You are blessed."

@ItumelengMakibelo commented:

"Wow."

Student brings miniature stationery to school

In another story, Briefly News reported about a student who amazed Mzansi with his miniature stationery.

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One teacher, @e_u_n_i_c_o_r_n, who is a good sport, showed people how her students only brought miniature stationery in the first TikTok post that got 2.5 million views. In a video, she recorded his mini pencils, pens, and even a ruler.

Source: Briefly News

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Sinothando Siyolo (Editor) Sinothando Siyolo is a Human Interest Writer at Briefly News. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Cape Town (UCT), with majors in Media and Writing, Politics and Governance. Before joining Briefly, Sinothando worked as a Content Producer for Hibari Media and as a News Content Producer for The South African (TSA). He has the ability to write across various sections - News, Human Interest, Politics, Entertainment, and Business. He joined Briefly in 2023. You can contact Sinothando at s2pinyana@gmail.com