Watch: ‘Beggar’ kicks bread donation across road in Krugersdorp

A video showing a man, who was begging at an intersection in Krugersdorp, kicking a loaf of bread and eventually tossing it into a dustbin at the intersection of Paardekraal Drive and Voortrekker Road (near a well-known shopping centre) has gone viral.

Krugersdorp News reports that the footage, captured by a motorist’s dashcam, shows the man sitting underneath a blanket on a traffic island. Shortly after accepting bread from someone, the man shrugs off his blanket before angrily kicking the food across the road multiple times. He then throws it into a nearby bin.

Watch the video here:

Homelessness and beggars are rife in Krugersdorp and the greater West Rand. Beggars are a familiar sight on nearly every street corner and so common that their absence is often more noticeable than their presence. The open hands and familiar ‘I’m hungry, please help’ gestures have become part of the everyday landscape.

The community has since expressed outrage at the man’s apparent disregard for the food given to him.

Community members questioned when to help others and, with many residents struggling, how to know who actually needs and appreciates help.

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