Ben Bechet

International banker, sports lover

[Ben Bechet @tehcebrm]

@Discovery_SA please can you actually answer calls and stop cutting the calls.

[Ben Bechet @tehcebrm]

@TicketmasterZA is there a problem with the app and website? The sign in page is not working.

[Brent Lindeque @BrentLindeque]

This photo is EVERYTHING!!!

Still can't get over the game last night.

We were at our local and the mood in the bar was properly sad for most of the match. I looked around and everyone looked so sad.

It's like we had all given up. We were watching this thing unfold. And we had lost hope.

I speak about this in my Keynotes but during “cofifi”, a group of clever psychologists coined a term that the world was collectively going through. It’s called “Anticipatory Grief” and the basic meaning of it is that we were all grieving something we hadn’t lost yet.

I kinda feel like South Africans are in a constant state of Anticipatory Grief. Even way before the pandemic.

We are all waiting for another corruption scandal. Waiting to hear about more money being looted by our Government officials - how’s that couch, Mr President? Waiting to hear about another horrible crime committed against someone we know. Or maybe even to us. Waiting to hear about another sad story of a family who can’t eat tonight. More loadshedding. More potholes. More inflation. The list feels almost endless.

It can feel like we’re constantly losing.

Last night, we were all on tenterhooks. For almost 90% of that game, we were all on edge. Most of us had given up. Be honest here, we thought we had lost.

And then something magical happened. In those last 10 minutes, the Bokke somehow did it. They turned it all around.

WE WON!!!!

And all of a sudden, the bar erupted. Everyone jumped to their feet. People were screaming. Crying. And hugging each other. Strangers were all celebrating South Africa.

I think that’s a beautiful analogy to what we face as a country.

It can sometimes feel like we’re in a constant losing battle, but it takes 10 minutes to change everything.

Yes, in times of tragedy (and really hectic rugby), look for the helpers and the heroes… cause they will always be there.

I said it yesterday but our team don’t just play rugby. They play with everything they have. They play for every single South African. They play to remind us who we are. And they play to show us who we can be.

And those last 10 minutes showed us exactly who we can be.

Stronger Together!

Proudly South African... and PROUD of South Africa.

Okay. Love you. Bye.

[Ben Bechet @tehcebrm]

@bensmithrugby Fully agree. Its time NZ fans move on from the "forward pass" and stop blaming Barnes. All Blacks were just not good enough to win RWC 2007

[RMB - Corporate & Investment Banking @RMBCIB]

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[Ben Bechet @tehcebrm]

@RugbyBits @Springboks Kitshoff, kolbe, weise, debwe, N.van rensburg, elstadt, toulouse, Bordeaux, leister, montpellier

[Ben Bechet @tehcebrm]

@RugbyBits @Springboks Elstad

[Ben Bechet @tehcebrm]

@SharksRugby When is Sean leaving and John Mitchell taking over?

[Ben Bechet @tehcebrm]

@Clicks_SA is there a problem with phone lines at your benmore branch?

[Ben Bechet @tehcebrm]

@JHBWater our water meter was changed Nov last year. We are still being billed estimation on the old meter number. What to do?

[Ben Bechet @tehcebrm]

@Discovery_SA No surprise that @Discovery_SA still havent processed a refund they said would take 3 to 4 working days...its like u just dont give a s...

[Ben Bechet @tehcebrm]

@Discovery_SA I cancelled my insurance with u. Received the confo and u still debit. The poor service continues.

[Ben Bechet @tehcebrm]

@Discovery_SA Still no contact from anyone at discovery

[Ben Bechet @tehcebrm]

@Discovery_SA Retentions department keeps me on hold for 7 minutes and then puts the phone down. The type of service i expect from @Discovery_SA

[Ben Bechet @tehcebrm]

@Discovery_SA Ref 7665495344

[Ben Bechet @tehcebrm]

@TheSharksZA Please post videos of scrum and breakdown training.

[Ben Bechet @tehcebrm]

@JHBWater Ref 402886440 is there an update on this query?

[Ben Bechet @tehcebrm]

@JHBWater But when we report leak you do nothing? Reported leaking meter in July. Still nothing done.

[Ben Bechet @tehcebrm]

@JHBWater @JHBWater ref#402735548. Water has been gushing out the meter since 21 July when first reported. On 13 Aug Jwater advised meter to be replaced. Meter still not replaced and water pouring out. Pls advise

[Ben Bechet @tehcebrm]

@JHBWater ref#402735548. Please advise. Water has been gushing out the meter since 21 July when first reported