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Nandi Madida pens a heartfelt birthday message to her firstborn

The South African musician, actress and entrepreneur Nandi Madida is someone who takes extreme pride in fulfilling her family roles. She loves all those dear to her loudly and expresses them gratitude at any given opportunity.

While Nandi takes on the roles of being a wife, mom, sister and so forth, she never misses an opportunity of exclaiming how proud she is of her husband, sister and children.

The Madida couple welcomed their baby boy, Shaka in November in 2016. Upon sharing her pregnancy with the public, the star revealed that she had always planed on having her first child in her late 20s.

In an interview she had with Ok Mzansi Mag – a South African celebrity news site – prior to giving birth she shared “people who know me, know that I always wanted to have my kid in my late 20s and that was from a health perspective, because you are generally physically more capable of carrying a baby in your 20s – of course you can carry a child in your 30s. It’s so funny how everything has turned out,”

The couple has since then shared the growth of their baby boy who happens to be an identical replica of his father, Zakes Bantwini.

A few of the videos that Nandi has shared of her son further show that the little man may actually want to follow in his father’s footsteps.

Shaka has made it known that he once wanted to perform the award winning Osama hit with his dad on stage. To show that he meant business, he even auditioned for Zakes to consider Shaka’s offer.

 

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The nation blinked and the young Madida heir is already seven years old. Taking to Instagram to wish her dearest firstborn a happy birthday was none other than the now mom of two, Nandi.

The mom penned a heartfelt message to her son which read:

“To my dear son, that I love sooooo much! Thank you for being an absolute joy, I hope you always know that you are the best gift ever. Thank you for choosing me as your mother, what an honour and thank you for being you. Words fail, we love you so much. May God continue to protect your joyful spirit and beautiful heart. I love you unconditionally! Happy 7th birthday King @Shakamadida ❤️??.”

 

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