“Ubuntu Personified”: Honest Couple Praised for Deposit Money After Picking a Lost Wallet

“Ubuntu Personified”: Honest Couple Praised for Deposit Money After Picking a Lost Wallet

  • A kind-hearted couple touched the hearts of Mzansi peeps after returning money to its owner, who lost it
  • The couple were unable to find the guy but made means to send him the cash that was in the wallet they picked
  • Social media users thanked the husband and wife for their good hearts, saying others wouldn't have done what they did

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Facebook users were touched after learning of a couple's good deed
A local couple received praise for returning money to a man who lost his wallet. Image: C'nethemba Dastile - Bolani
Source: Facebook

An honest couple had Mzansi singing their praises after going out of their way to ensure that a man who lost his money received it back in full when they picked up his wallet.

The post was shared on the wife C'nethemba Dastile-Bolani and her husband Luvuyo Lakel Bolani's Facebook page and received 2.7K likes and another page called Black Capitalist.

The couple's kind deed

The wife shared photos of the wallet and the cash amount of R674.50 in notes and coins, as well as a deposit slip, on her Facebook page, accompanied by an explanatory post detailing how they got it.

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"My husband and I picked up a wallet that belongs to Mr Z Tshambu at Cape Town international airport, yesterday (2 Nov 24). In the wallet, there was R647.50 and a Capitec bank card, but because we couldn’t find a way to get hold of him, we then transferred the money to his account."

See the post below:

Mzansi thanks the couple for the gesture

After social media users saw their post, the couple was showered with blessings and compliments. Many shared how rare their kind act was, considering how badly everyone is affected by the economy.

User @Melisizwe Mandulo commented:

"Wow, you're both blessed by just thinking about doing there right thing. God be with you guys ♥️♥️💪🙏🙏."

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User @Sibusiso Ngwenya added:

"Wow, may God bless you people. What if it was his last money for the whole month, now he will be able to buy bread 🍞. Siyabonga ngokuthebeka kwenu (thank you for being trustworthy)."

User @Zam Mtezman Somchiza said:

"Ubuntu personified."

User @Felicia Mngxekeza added:

"Makwande kuni Maka Sim no Luvuyo for your kindness and thoughtfulness. May Allah bless you guys."

User @Xolelwa Myrtle Majeke said:

"May your children and their children...never lack! ❤️."

User @Sylvester Princy Ganduri added:

"You're one of the few who still have Ubuntu stay blessed💙."

Honest petrol attendant returns lost wallet to owner

In another Briefly News article, a kind-hearted petrol attendant named Petrus received a lot of praise after returning a man's wallet despite the fact that it was full of money.

The impressed man shared the post on his social media account, and Petrus received blessings from local people.

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Bongiwe Mati (Editor) Bongiwe Mati is an experienced reporter currently working under the Human Interest desk at Briefly News since (Aug 2024). Prior to joining the Briefly team, she worked for a campus newspaper at the University of the Western Cape (2005) before joining the Marketing and Sales department at Leadership Magazine, Cape Media (2007-2009). She later joined BONA magazine as an Editorial Assistant (2023-2024), writing for digital and print magazines under current news, entertainment, and human interest categories. She can be reached at bongiwe.mati@briefly.co.za