News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: How one act of kindness helped a family find their homeless brother

A good Samaritan gave his spare Springboks match ticket to a homeless man in Cape Town. Since then, a missing 49-year-old Alan Strydom has been reunited with his Gqeberha-based family, thanks, in part, to News24’s viral coverage.

It’s a complicated story like so many aspects of modern life.

Relatives of a homeless man in Cape Town, “Luigi”, who’d gone viral for attending a Springbok match thanks to the goodwill of a fan, have since reunited, thanks in part to News24’s Good News coverage.

Still, the sisters of the 49-year-old man, whose real name is Alan Strydom, face difficult decisions as he suffers with schizophrenia.

Bringing us up to speed with this truly unique story in this edition of The Lead is our Good News editor, Paul Herman.

Later in the show, a new survey reveals that trust in the police remains at an all-time low.

Finally, Potterheads, rejoice! Hogwarts’ doors are open again with production of a new Harry Potter series in the works.

You can send show host Graeme Raubenheimer a short voice note with your questions or thoughts on this episode to our official The Lead WhatsApp line, that’s: +27 72 562 3179. Mail your comments to thelead@24.com. Editions drop on Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube.

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