The celebrations started with a visit to Mr Hlatshwayo of Madadeni Section One who is 104 years old,today 8th October 2018. The Premier of KwaZulu-Natal was accompanied by the Mayor of Amajuba District Municipality, Cllr Dr Musa Ngubane, Mayor of Newcastle Local Municipality, Cllr Adv Makhosini Nkosi and Councillors celebrated this milestone with Mr Hlatshwayo and shared the gifts with him.
This celebration will be followed by a sitting of a Senior Citizens Parliament at the Madadeni TVET College Stadium for the next two days.