GMA Extra: Sylvia Mokoena

Background:

We met Sylvia Mokoena in December last year - when we had our friends from Cell-C in the studio for our Good Morning Angels Festive Edition. Sylvia lives in a small shack, as a single breadwinner struggling to keep her three children's bellies full. Joggie Wolmerans contacted us about Sylvia - because she did something extraordinary. She found their dad, Wollie Wolmerans on the street. She knew him, from a distance -  as a kind man in town. He was close to death, very ill and did not want to go to hospital. His children had lost contact with him and had been looking for him for some time. Sylvia took him to her modest home, shared the little food she had with him and gave him her bed. She also made it her mission to find his children - which she did.  She made sure Wollie went home, so that he could spend is last days surrounded by his children. Wollie died shortly after returning home. His family asked us to help Sylvia with food and school supplies and fees for her daughter. Our friends at Cell-C did just that - and today we check in with Sylvia.  

 

Original request:

We received a phone call from a lady who asked us if we know or have a family member with the name Wollie Wolmerans. We realized that she is talking about my father who was estranged from our family for years. The lady, Sylvia Mokoena, was walking in a passage when she saw this old man lying on a floor and she took him home with her and cared for him and somehow got my number and contacted me. We went to Bethlehem on Saturday morning and went and fetch my dad. We took him home, but after 2 hours at home, he passed away.

We would like to thank her for all she did for him and all the care she gave him. She's a single mom of three children and very poor. Still, she gave her bed up for my dad and gave him food. Even with no money she managed  to get some money to care for an extra person that she didn't really know and to phone and get in contact with us. If I could ask for Good Morning Angels to help her with food and her daughters education.

Thank you,
Joggie Wolmarans