South Africans Intrigued by Mystery Child’s Random Appearances
For the past few weeks, an unnamed young boy wearing a red cap has been popping up on our TV screens and on radio shows handing out a red heart, and no one seems to know why. He appears to be making inexplicable and unscheduled appearances at a variety of media outlets.
He has arrived unannounced at all times of day and night on the TV sets of Talk, Magazine and Music shows, where he’s promptly handed a red heart shaped balloon to the visibly surprised presenters or actors and disappeared without a word.
He was seen on M-Net’s Idols - where he gave Lloyd, this year’s runner -up, a red heart – wonder why not the judges? The same boy took the name of the programme All Access quite literally when he accessed their studio with his live intervention! Some of the TV presenters who have been surprised by this diminutive visitor were Redi Tlhabi, Lalla Hirayama and Kuli Roberts on the Mzanzi Magic network, and Freek Robinson, who was busy presenting Regstreeks in the KykNET studio when he too had a red heart bestowed upon him.
And it hasn’t stopped there! This enigmatic little figure has also cropped up at radio stations such as 5FM, Jacaranda and Kaya FM – handing his red hearts to DJ’s and newsreaders. The young boy, always in a red T-shirt and cap, has also visited newspaper reporters, journalists and editors.
South Africans have been charmed by this very sweet intruder, who has been calmly interrupting regular programming, handing out a heart, and - just as mysteriously as he arrived – retreating with a dimpled smile.
This inscrutable little interloper has had tongues wagging from Beaufort West to Beit Bridge. Who, everyone is asking, is this strange visitor, and what - if anything - is behind these crazy, unsolicited appearances?
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