Bandile Maphinda, 4322, Durban

Bandile (the coconut) briefly entered my realm and we had a lovely chat. He was so proud that he made Mara cry. At first Bandile thought that it was a bad sign when he saw the tears running down her face and soon realized that it was a good sign when he managed to get four “yeses” from the judges.

When I asked him when last he went to Jo’burg he replied “I’ve never been to Jo’burg… I’ve never been on a plane! This is, like, awesome for me.” I also heard other golden ticket winner, Krystle Temmerman, call him “Mr King Kong.”