NEWS
The Making of Heroes
Senwes’ new TV commercial captures the “goodwill that still exists between ordinary
people, it reminds us that ordinary people can do extraordinary things… its small things
like these that can create a wave that no one can foresee or stop.” So says Francois
Strydom, Senwes Group CEO, about the company’s new television commercial due to hit
the small screen in April 2018.
By Marlon Abrahams
“W
hat makes this more
significant is that we
are in a very volatile
situation politically,
where nothing is certain. Yet the unbridled
joy and real friendship between these two
boys is a beacon of hope that can make
a difference. Senwes is not about making
money, we care about how we treat our
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customers and clients, and above all we
strive to make a positive difference in the
lives of the communities where we do
business. We have connected these two
events - the rescue efforts of the boys and
Seun’s entrepreneurship share a vision
of the difference that we want to make in
people’s lives.”
The incidents that Francois refers to
played out on the morning of January 4th
this year, when the Shosholoza Meyl train
collided with a truck near Geneva station
between Hennenman and Kroonstad at
about 09:00.
Twenty one people lost their lives
and more than 250 people were injured.
However, out of this tragedy two plat-
teland heroes emerged. Two 12-year
old boys, without thinking, raced to the
scene and began helping victims from the
wreckage which had caught fire.
Evert du Preez and Mokoni Chaka
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