Coronavirus: Granny spends 84th birthday making 526 masks for the poor

- A man, Braam Botha, took to the #ImStaying Facebook page to gush about his grandmother

- Botha revealed that his granny turned 84 years old on Saturday, April 11

- The granny celebrated the birthday by making masks for the poor, homeless and underprivileged in Mzansi

On Saturday, a man, Braam Botha, inspired South Africans with his social media post. He revealed his grandmother celebrated her 84th birthday on that day.

Botha posted snaps of his granny, who had a cake for the celebration. However, instead of relaxing and enjoying a slice of the cute pink cake, she used her time to make masks for South Africans.

He captioned his post:

"Today is my grandmother's 84th birthday. She has made 526 masks (for the poor, homeless and the underprivileged) since the outbreak in SA. I would like to show her how many people liked this post. Stay home stay safe."

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Take a look at his Facebook post below:

The post gathered thousands of reactions on the Facebook page and South Africans were touched by the granny's efforts to protect those who can't protect themselves.

Parsha Mokhaneli Sibugodi commented:

"Thank you very much for helping with the masks."

Hayley Bryson added:

"What an inspiration. Thanks for blessing others... Birthday blessings to you."

Michelle Sachs wrote:

"Happy birthday and thank you! May you be blessed!"

Beryl Frazer said:

"Happy 84th birthday lovely lady. May God bless you and keep you strong. Thanks for helping out with the masks."

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In other news, a Nigerian lady identified as Olusola Ukaegbu has taken to her LinkedIn page to celebrate her 60-year-old landlady who works as a cleaner in a hospital.

Olusola said her landlady who goes by the name Norma Ritters said she would not let the fear of coronavirus stop her from going to work.

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When Olusola told her landlady to be careful and take care of herself because of age and coronavirus, the woman responded: "If I stop going to work because of fear, a new epidemic will start, just keep praying for us."

Olusola called on people to appreciate her landlady and all non-essential workers around the world who are working to ensure a cleaner environment for everyone.

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