A true Samaritan at heart.
By Nungo Ravele
A day before schools closed in 2006, at some Mamelodi four-way stop, a boy dressed in torn uniform was begging.
In the icy cold morning, he went from one person to another. The boy came across a man who was rather curious as to why he was in uniform. As this man kept digging for information, he gave R5 and walked him to school.
Tosca Molemane's curiosity led to him going to check up on the boy at school the next day. To his disappointment, Dan Xulu, was not at school. Tosca asked teachers if they knew of his where abouts. Mam Mtambo helped him locate Dan in a shack in Mamelodi east.
Tosca felt so heart broken when he got to know more about Dan. Dan has six siblings and a mother. He was an introvert, shy and barely said a word. Tosca felt draw to this, and all he wanted was to keep Dan off the streets.
As time went by, Tosca got a hold of Thulisiwe, the oldest sister, and offered to give a helping hand. Tosca was a 4th year student so he could only do so much. His efforts were not seen as miniature, because he got his own family involved. Tosca helped to put Dan in St. Albans College for extra lessons. He provided the Xulu family with food and clothes, since they didn't have the means to.
The Christmas of 2006, Dan got invited to the Molemane home. Tosca's love and concern for Dan shone through, when Dan finally opened up to him. Soon Dan's progress at school improved and he became such an extrovert. The bond between the two grew so strong, that the two families are now one.
Tosca is just an ordinary South African who looked beyond a begging boy. He felt so close to Dan's life because he too had no father that was close by. Tosca also had to wear second hand clothes earlier in his life.
Tosca Molemane has been doing so much for the Xulu family for almost 4 years. There is so much that can be done to help a fellow South African. Let Tosca's story inspire you to do more for Mandela Day's 67 minutes.
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