'True Amigos': 2 Madalas Celebrate 50 Years of Friendship, Neighbours Since 1971

'True Amigos': 2 Madalas Celebrate 50 Years of Friendship, Neighbours Since 1971

- Michael Phahladira, 80, and his friend Charles Marumo, 79, have been friends for 50 years

- Naph W Phahladira shared a post on Facebook revealing that their friendship dates back to 1971 when they became neighbours

- Naph W Phahladira celebrated his grandfather's friendship in the #ImStaying group on Facebook

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Some friendships stand the test of time. A touching story about two friends has surfaced in the #ImStaying group on Facebook.

Naph W Phahladira shared a picture of his grandfather Michael Phahladira, 80, and his friend Charles Marumo, 79. The two have been friends for 50 years.

'True Amigos': 2 Madalas celebrate 50 years of friendship, neighbours since 1971
Michael Phahladira and Charles Marumo have been friends for 50 years. Photo credit: Naph W Phahladira
Source: Facebook

The two madalas have been friends and neighbours since 1971. Here is Naph's full post:

"50 Years of Friendship. My grandfather Michael Phahladira, age 80 years old, and Charles Marumo, age 79 years old, from Ga Magoai Village have been friends and neighbours since 1971."

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Facebook users were delighted with the post and shared their reactions in the comment section:

Cleo Powell:

"Wonderful...True Amigos."

Denise Warwick Coetzee:

"It is wonderful to have a friendship, and neighbour for so long! May God bless them!"

Riekie Botha van Loggerenberg:

"What secrets, dreams, hopes, sadness, happiness these two elderly gentlemen have shared!"

Charmaine Strauss:

"This is so precious.
True brothers in friendship... May you both enjoy each others company for many years."

Maricca Stuart:

"How wonderful!!! Friendships like that are worth much more than gold! May they be Blessed with many more years with this special brotherhood!!"

Earlier, Briefly News reported that two lovely grannies have been blessings netizens with cute dance videos as they prove that there is no age too old not to enjoy yourself.

DaBabyBommers, as they are known on social media platforms, are a group of two 60-year-old besties who have been friends since 1978.

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As their name suggests, the two are huge fans of US rapper DaBaby and become famous after a TikTok video of them dancing to his song Rockstar went viral on social media.

In other news, Masasa Mbangeni got a heavy case of the feels on Tony Kgoroge’s birthday. Having met Tony in the industry, Masasa could not be more grateful to have been blessed with a lifelong friend.

Finding a friend who you know will be with you till the end, especially in the entertainment industry, is priceless. Masasa and Tony met in the arts and they have been dear friends for some time now.

Taking to social media on Tony’s birthday, Masasa shared just how grateful she is for their friendship in a long and heart-warming post.

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Source: Briefly News

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