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A homeless man spends ALL his time on the beach for a wonderful reason. And his life has changed since...

Every day, Siyabulela Magobiyane goes to Bantry Bay Beach in Capetown, South Africa, and spends several hours there. What he does there is the best part: he picks up the trash on the beach helping to keep the place clean.

Illustration : "A homeless man spends ALL his time on the beach for a wonderful reason. And his life has changed since..."

Nicknamed Dan, every day this 28-year old homeless man fills several trash bags and puts them into the dumpster.

One day, a businessman who goes by the name of Jay Margolis was there waiting for a client. He then discovered the tremendous work done by Dan and approached him to ask why he was doing this: 'He told me that he's embarrassed about the pollution, and wants the beaches looking good for the tourists, and for the sea.'

In admiration of this young man's initiative, the entrepreneur took a picture of him and posted it on Facebook, posting the following comment along with it: 'What a legend, Siyabulela Dan Magobiyane! City of Cape Town, give this man a job!'

An appeal that didn't fall on deaf ears, since, thanks to the great success of the post that was shared several tens of thousands of times, he was placed in a Greenpoint homeless shelter for 3 to 6 months. Another position, permanent this time, was waiting for him at Cape Skip, a company specializing in the delivery of raw materials for outdoor construction areas...

Illustration de l'article : A homeless man spends ALL his time on the beach for a wonderful reason. And his life has changed since...

Illustration de l'article : A homeless man spends ALL his time on the beach for a wonderful reason. And his life has changed since...