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Monday, 20 April 2015

Xenophobia: South African writes a touching story about his friend from Congo

This South African man, Sbonelo Mbatha (left) took to his Facebook page to tell a heartwarming story about his friend from Democratic Republic of Congo who lives in South Africa. His post has over 38,000 likes and shared more than 10,000 times. Read what he wrote below...
This is my friend from DRC. He washes my car every time when I go to the gym and charges me R50. Even when I forget to lock the car, I'd never loose a cent when he is there! He pays R120 a day to hire the wash machine and sometimes looses his money when the weather turns rainy. He has 2 little girls with his wife, they both go to primary school.
He washes an average of 5 cars per day (5xR50=R250) - R120 = R130, buys food for R30, netts R100 per day on average. This guy survives on R2800, give or take per month. He pays rental and has kids to support. He took nobody's job! Any South African who wants to do his job is most welcomed! Stop killing them and abusing them, some are making an honest living under extremely difficult situations. #Stopxenophobia
Thank you sir! God bless you. More South Africans need to speak out!
at 4/20/2015 08:54:00 pm

107 comments:

  1. Davido's driver20 April 2015 at 20:55

    So touching

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    1. Davido's driver21 April 2015 at 00:58

      SA people need sense.
      Lindaobserve

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    2. Anonymous21 April 2015 at 03:12

      Goat, u re still observing, thank u Linda for leaving a space for me to insult this tape worm, anuofia

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  2. Unknown20 April 2015 at 20:58

    God bless this man. He is amazing.

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    1. Unknown21 April 2015 at 07:26

      Pls o...tell them o,dis is becomin too much!

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  3. COLLIN 20 April 2015 at 20:58

    Well its sad,buh am somehw glad its in SA its happening,since they lyk. Feeling good wif themselves,asif their country z d saint of nations

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  4. COLLIN 20 April 2015 at 20:58

    Well its sad,buh am somehw glad its in SA its happening,since they lyk. Feeling good wif themselves,asif their country z d saint of nations

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  5. Unknown20 April 2015 at 20:59

    This guy is my hero.I wish many south africans will emulate him and speak up against the xenophobic violence

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  6. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:01

    So we still have some south africans with a human heart.I am expecting the zulu king to also condemn the violence.

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  7. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:01

    This guy is my hero.I wish many south africans will emulate him and speak up against the xenophobic violence

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  8. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:03

    God bless dis man, wld like to know him... Hehe

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  9. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:04

    Really cool, and nice. Thumbs up to him, and more power to his elbows.

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  10. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:05

    Awwwww I wish more people like him can stand up and speak out just like him. God bless you sir!

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  11. APPLELIPX20 April 2015 at 21:06

    Quite touching coming from someone like this... in the end, SA will loss more.. this abomination will go down in history to judge you all.

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  12. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:06

    Wow, close to tears. God have mercy on them, no one deserves to die.
    JESUSlovesus.

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  13. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:07

    So thoughtful of him.
    SayNoToXenophobia.

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  14. Joy C20 April 2015 at 21:08

    1000 likes. Thank God there r still sensible beings there.

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  15. Zim Gurl Tinashe20 April 2015 at 21:09

    #NoToXeNoPhobia

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  16. princess20 April 2015 at 21:11

    Very touching! Hope the blood sucking monsters will digest...

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  17. Anonymous20 April 2015 at 21:12

    This man is an honest man and different from other SA. God bless you.


    #SayNoToXenophobia


    Get Another Touching Story HERE

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  18. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:14

    Pls let them know

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  19. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:14

    Chai... He really spoke well. I like that.

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  20. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:15

    Please oh hide him well oh.......chai!

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  21. Anonymous20 April 2015 at 21:16

    Wow dats really touchn,linda am ur sis frm imo state

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  22. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:17

    Hmmmm!

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  23. biijay20 April 2015 at 21:17

    This is what we need! But posting his pix on fb put him in more danger

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  24. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:18

    Thanks to him but It still won't change my perspective about South Africans. Linda take note!

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  25. TAMARA SPLASH20 April 2015 at 21:18

    *Tears*

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  26. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:18

    Thanks to him but It still won't change my perspective about South Africans. Linda take note!

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  27. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:18

    Thanks to him but It still won't change my perspective about South Africans. Linda take note!

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  28. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:18

    Thanks to him but It still won't change my perspective about South Africans. Linda take note!

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  29. H S C20 April 2015 at 21:19

    On another note, hope that this man has not exposed his friend from DRC to the wrath of killer South Africans.

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  30. Juleslouis20 April 2015 at 21:19

    Oh my! Its so childish and senseless that an african will turn against a fellow african. D world is big enough for anyone whom God blesses their hustles to survive. Most of these murderers can't even handle d so called foreigners jobs. Smh

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  31. Arsenal20 April 2015 at 21:19

    It is well.

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  32. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:20

    Just wish these attacks will stop.......Its so wrong..Thanks for speaking out


    Moye says so via BB Passport...Courtesy LIB....

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  33. knowurway.com20 April 2015 at 21:21

    Eiyaah, yes many of them need to speak out like what this man just did. Thank you man

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  34. Nnodim20 April 2015 at 21:23

    Yes, only the lazy and stupid ones believe any body is "stealing" their jobs. Anyway Zuma's kinsmen are known for barbaric bloodletting.

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  35. Mela20 April 2015 at 21:24

    God bless this south African man to the core.
    The truth isn't difficult 2 let out.

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  36. Oge Nsimah20 April 2015 at 21:28

    Thanks for speaking up. SA government should act...we are all foreigner some where.

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  37. Oge Nsimah20 April 2015 at 21:29

    Thanks for speaking up. SA government should act...we are all foreigner some where.

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  38. Oge Nsimah20 April 2015 at 21:30

    Thanks for speaking up. SA government should act...we are all foreigner some where.

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  39. SWILL MARTIN20 April 2015 at 21:30

    Jeeez#sense#stop xenophobia

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  40. Oge Nsimah20 April 2015 at 21:30

    Thanks for speaking up. SA government should act...we are all foreigner some where.

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  41. lami20 April 2015 at 21:30

    Nice one .It is really sad that these savages are also blacks.

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  42. Oge Nsimah20 April 2015 at 21:30

    Thanks for speaking up. SA government should act...we are all foreigner some where.

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  43. Oge Nsimah20 April 2015 at 21:31

    Thanks for speaking up. SA government should act...we are all foreigner some where.

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  44. Oge Nsimah20 April 2015 at 21:31

    Thanks for speaking up. SA government should act...we are all foreigner some where.

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  45. Oge Nsimah20 April 2015 at 21:31

    Thanks for speaking up. SA government should act...we are all foreigner some where.

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  46. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:36

    This brgt tears to my eyes and I can't just stop d tears...............my heart bleeds.RIP

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  47. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:40

    #Notoxemophobia #Notoxemophobia


    OKORO UPGRADED**

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  48. Debbie Chelsea20 April 2015 at 21:40

    I like dis write up

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  49. Anonymous20 April 2015 at 21:40

    *Deeeppppp loonngggg Sighhhh*

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  50. Muyi520 April 2015 at 21:42

    Gud1 #weareallafricans

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  51. Dobzi fingers20 April 2015 at 21:42

    These attacks need to stop!!

    http://dobzifingers.blogspot.com/?m=1

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  52. ary20 April 2015 at 21:43

    Such heartwarming story, but I bet the bastards committing these dastardly acts are too illiterate to read this.

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  53. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:50

    Nice piece. Well said. Even the president couldn't make a sentence on that note.

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  54. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:51

    Wow! ...words from a kind heart......sometimes I wonder if people intentionally pretends not to be reasonable or are there people born into this earth unreasonbly. #stopxenophobia

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  55. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:51

    Nice piece. Well said. Even the president couldn't make a sentence on that note.

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  56. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:51

    Indeed #long hiss

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  57. Anonymous20 April 2015 at 21:53

    God bless him

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  58. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:54

    God bless you for this you've done! I'm sure there're still few peeps like you in SA that don't like what's going on

    Hope your government do something about it




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  59. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:55

    Good

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  60. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:55

    God bless you for this you've done! I'm sure there're still few peeps like you in SA that don't like what's going on

    Hope your government do something about it


    May God see Every Foreignerin SA through!! Amen!!!

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  61. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:55

    God bless you for this you've done! I'm sure there're still few peeps like you in SA that don't like what's going on

    Hope your government do something about it


    May God see Every Foreignerin SA through!! Amen!!!

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  62. Unknown20 April 2015 at 21:56

    God bless you for this you've done! I'm sure there're still few peeps like you in SA that don't like what's going on

    Hope your government do something about it


    May God see Every Foreigner in SA through!! Amen!!!

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  63. yumyum20 April 2015 at 21:58

    Finally some fairness from the South!still a shame filled country to me, and that scare never to remove forever from them!IgboBorn!

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  64. CHERRY20 April 2015 at 21:59

    God bless u,I pray they stop all the killings!!

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  65. Anonymous20 April 2015 at 22:00

    This is it!!! "Any South African who wants to do his job is most welcomed! "-#word!

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  66. Anonymous20 April 2015 at 22:05

    YOU ARE ALL LIARS ,AND KILLERS ,I WISH YOU ALL EBOLA SOON.

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  67. The Therapist20 April 2015 at 22:05

    This one is educated. the illiterate ones don't know what it means to take ones job. Attacking people serving them to make ends meet.

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  68. Anonymous20 April 2015 at 22:06

    God bless you, help us tell your people, Laziness is killing them

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  69. Unknown20 April 2015 at 22:16

    God bless dis man real gud. Pls help us gather odas lyk u n protest against dis f**king act

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  70. Unknown20 April 2015 at 22:16

    God bless dis man real gud. Pls help us gather odas lyk u n protest against dis f**king act

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  71. Innocent girl20 April 2015 at 22:17

    God bless you my brother. Tell the blood thirsty murderers.
    Linda if you like dont post my comment.

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  72. Anonymous20 April 2015 at 22:23

    Lose that Weight today! Thank Me later!! Add me up on bbm:2AE64CA6 Men get rid of that pot belly!

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  73. STAR20 April 2015 at 22:28

    Hmmm, d world needs to stop nd listen to their hot beat.

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  74. Unknown20 April 2015 at 22:28

    And now they finally speak up.. Wow.. ----C21

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  75. GR8BABE 20 April 2015 at 22:32

    that's right

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  76. Unknown20 April 2015 at 22:36

    Pls stop oooo

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  77. Chichi20 April 2015 at 22:40

    God bless you

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  78. Anonymous20 April 2015 at 22:40

    Whats the difference between the zulu king's comment and the Oba of Lagos. Linda if you condemn the zulu king, you should also condemn the Oba of Lagos too.

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  79. Lady C20 April 2015 at 22:41

    I believe south Africans are just being ignorant

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  80. Unknown20 April 2015 at 23:12

    if an illiterate south african can perform the job of a foreign doctor.. so be it, in as much as its meant for their general hospitals..

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  81. Unknown20 April 2015 at 23:40

    God bless u Mbatha for speaking the truth. One honest south Arican that's made sense the xenophobic attacks. God bless u and ur likes.



    #TeamBlessed#

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  82. Spontaneous.20 April 2015 at 23:54

    Abi oh, make una speak oh

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  83. Unknown20 April 2015 at 23:57

    Am so glad he is speaking his mind..pls south African pls read..

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  84. Unknown20 April 2015 at 23:57

    Am so glad he is speaking his mind..pls south African pls read..

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  85. Unknown21 April 2015 at 00:05

    Oga ooooo

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  86. Unknown21 April 2015 at 00:07

    Touching. There is no point to this violence, it needs to end.


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  87. Unknown21 April 2015 at 00:07

    GOD BLESS THIS MAN FOR SPEAKING OUT

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  88. Unknown21 April 2015 at 00:07

    GOD BLESS THIS MAN FOR SPEAKING OUT

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  89. Unknown21 April 2015 at 00:09

    South Africans are very lazy. People who think other people are the reason for their failure in life are really very miserable

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  90. Anonymous21 April 2015 at 00:28

    Me likey.

    More please!

    -PHILEO

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  91. Unknown21 April 2015 at 00:55

    Tell dt to dt crownless king

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  92. Unknown21 April 2015 at 00:59

    Wow thanks for speaking up, wish your government can say something sensible like this!

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  93. Unknown21 April 2015 at 05:34

    Woo....Dis man deserves to be the next president of South Africa.

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  94. Oweibor Rachael21 April 2015 at 06:22

    So touching,God bless him 4 been against xenophobia attack,When my brother was schooling in South Africa back then he was complaining about how they came to tell them to stop working cus South Africans need the job.

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  95. REXOVIC21 April 2015 at 06:26

    Awww...........dis got me shedding tears...........I'm touched! And to tink he called him his friend? Bless ur heart man!!!

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  96. Anonymous21 April 2015 at 09:08

    Is so disappointing that SA that we all consider as having lifestyle and infrastructures as close to what is obtainable in Europe could demonstrate such barbaric and ancient behaviour. They are still far from the 21st century...

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  97. Anonymous21 April 2015 at 13:06

    HMMMMMM Even SouthAfrica we thought they are civilised. Infact they have killed the image of that fucking country....

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  98. Unknown21 April 2015 at 14:48

    May Satan was just passing by in SA hence becarefulnhe doesn't influnce (SA) everyone involve in dis dastard act will be punish even if u stole in a store

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  99. mum jayjay21 April 2015 at 15:26

    Whao so touching

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  100. Yomi Chedda21 April 2015 at 23:17

    some need to speak abt nigerian in SA

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  101. Unknown24 April 2015 at 09:19

    If not for any thing is it a car some one will go to SA to wash?kia.

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  102. Unknown24 April 2015 at 09:20

    If not for any thing is it a car some one will go to SA to wash?kia.

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  103. Unknown1 May 2015 at 23:01

    God bless him

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