South Africans come together to celebrate gogo’s 100th birthday

A South African grandmother celebrated her 100th birthday this past weekend.

As part of the celebration, pictures were uploaded to social media of Gogo sitting with her birthday cake.

South Africans loved the images and shared messages of well wishes and support.- A South African gogo turned 100 this past weekend and has received an influx of congratulatory messages – Prince Shikweni uploaded images of the birthday celebration to social media to celebrate the massive milestone – The post has since gone viral with over 13 000 reactions from Facebook users PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Briefly.co.za News on your News Feed! A South African grandmother celebrated her 100th birthday this past weekend. A post was uploaded to social media on Saturday. Prince Shikweni uploaded two images of the celebration to Facebook group #ImStaying.This grandmother celebrated her 100th birthday in style this past weekend. Source: Prince Shikweni #ImStaying / Facebook Source: Facebook READ ALSO: High school sweethearts separated for 60 years reunite, marry The post has received over 13 000 reactions, almost 30 shares and over 700 comments. took a look at some of the top comments left under the post. Doozie B Osman wrote: “Congratulations granny! I will pray for good health & happiness to you. God’s blessings.” Lesley Ann Titus said: “Happy birthday, God’s richest blessings, happiness and health. Hope you had a fantastic day celebrating your 100th birthday. Wow.” Adele Wyngaard commented: RHappy birthday Gogo. May you be spoilt by family and friends. Wishing you good health for many more years to come. God bless.” In other birthday news, Briefly.co.za recently reported on a lady who sent a birthday gift of R1 700 in notes to her boyfriend. A lady made the birthday of her boyfriend a special one in a way not many would have thought possible. Instead of a birthday cake, the lady sent him a box filled with cash. A lady with the Twitter name Adekemi Iwalewa posted photos of the gift on the micro-messaging platform as she asked ladies what was stopping them from spoiling their men with money.