SEBOKENG.- The new born baby that was found wrapped in a shopping plastic in Zone 14,Sebokeng, in June this year counts amongst the luckiest.

Sedibeng Ster reported in June that on his way to work, a Good Samaritan, Lerato Ramafikeng, saw a Shoprite plastic bag and heard what sounded like a baby’s cry. He opened the plastic bag only to find an infant and he screamed for help. Upon hearing Ramafikeng’s screams the community members responded swiftly as they thought someone was being robbed.

However, to their amazement, they saw what Ramafikeng had stumbled upon.

Through the speedy action of Ramafikeng and the community, the medical services and the police were called to the scene, and the infant was examined and declared healthy.

“This world needs people like Mr Ramafikeng and Zone 14 residents, where one’s screams for help is responded to. It is not the first time that they have committed themselves to assisting a person in need and this shows that together we can conquer,” Mokhachane had said when the baby was found.

The Zone 14 community members named the infant, a boy, Sechaba (Nation in Sesotho), while Ramafikeng blessed the boy with the name Oratiloe (The loved one in Sesotho). The baby, that is now under social care, is now growing well, healthy, and is a bundle of joy that has now been named Manqoba (a Winner in Zulu).

A child abandonment case is still being investigated by the Sebokeng police.

This week, a reunion between the baby and Ramafikeng took place at the Sebokeng police station where a local artist and philanthropist, Isaac “Dannyboy” Seabi, popularly known as TOBLA, led a heartfelt donation handover.

Ramafikeng expressed how he was deeply touched by the incident and wanted to see how the child, who is now in care of a loving home, was doing. He declared that seeing the baby grow with care and love has given him closure, and satisfaction, knowing that the child has been given a chance in life.

“This is proof that when we come together, we can make a real difference. We are grateful to Mr. Seabi and everyone who donated. Baby Sechaba is not just a child of Sebokeng, but a child of the nation,” Mokhachane said.