SAPS Spoils Boy Who Was Ill-Treated by Santa Claus in Viral Video

• The South African Police Service put a smile on a child's face after an unpleasant experience on Christmas Day
• A video of an incident where a man dressed as Santa Claus ignored the child went viral, and SAPS acted
• They visited his home, and South Africans applauded the police for the thoughtful gesture

Tebogo Mokwena, a dedicated Briefly News current affairs journalist, contributed coverage of international and local social issues like health, corruption, education, unemployment labour, service delivery protests and immigration in South Africa during his seven years at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News.

EAST LONDON, EASTERN CAPE — The South African Police Services turned a child's horrible Christmas Day into a joyous occasion as one of the police officers dressed up as Santa Claus and paid the child a surprise visit.

Cop dresses up as Santa

According to @SAPoliceService, the officer visited the child, who lives in East London in the Eastern Cape, on 31 December 2024. The visit came after a video went viral. In the video, the little boy is ignored by a man dressed as Santa Claus, who is attending to other children. The police officers from the Buffalo City District visited his home in Gonubie and made his day special .

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When the cops arrived at his home, he was filled with happiness and excitement, and they embraced the cop dressed in Santa Claus, a legend that originated in 270 AD. They also received gifts from the police.

The cops also distributed food to members of the community in need. A woman recently celebrated her birthday by handing out food to needy community members.

View the tweet here:

SA fawns over cops

Nertizrns were touched by the police's gesture.

Edo said:

"Well done. It's not your duty, but nevertheless, well done."

Sandile Msibi said:

"Commendable SAPS."

Jojo said:

"Racism has become worse, and unfortunately, it is perpetuated by politicians. How can a Santa ignore other children because of their race? That racist Santa is not supposed to entertain any children. He needs help."

LC said:

"It is a great feature in the spirit of Ubuntu."

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Sthembiso_RSA said:

"Well done to the officers."

Woman playfully scolds cop son

In a related article, Briefly News wrote an article that showed one doesn't need to be a child to be disciplined by their mother. A woman made Mzansi laugh when she playfully scolded her son.

In a viral video, the son, a member of the South African Police Service, came home. His mother was waiting by the door with a sjambok and playfully chased him out of the house.

Source: Briefly News