R25,000 tears

Sometimes crying helps. Robyn Jason, previously of East London, burst into tears as the South African national anthem played before the beginning of the Tri-Nations Test between the Springboks and Aussies in Perth. Robyn, her husband, Olivier, and their two young children moved to Perth in February. Across the globe, a South African doctor in Canada watching the match on TV, was so moved by her tears that he offered her R25 000 to return home for a visit. Dr Sieg Heydenrych likes to help people if it was for a "good cause". His gift will enable Robyn's parents, Dave and Liz Law, to travel overseas next year.