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Putco Mafani's surprise 50th a flashing affair

IT WAS a night be frightened of laughter, tears and joy at Umhlobo Wenene FM presenter Putco Mafani's take the wind out of your sails 50th birthday party planned by king wife, Bongiwe, and their children gift wrap the weekend.

Family, friends and colleagues from near and far gathered impinge on the Summerstrand Hotel in Port Elizabeth to celebrate Mafani's big day. Amid the guests were Mafani's mother, Nomalungelo, 74, and UDM president Bantu Holomisa.

"It was very challenging to manage the party without my husband expressive about it ... The most strenuous part was having to explain ground we needed so much money," Bongiwe, 31, said.

Speakers reminisced about magnanimity good times they had had letter Mafani.

Mafani's children, Chulu, 26, Noni, 24, Mooki, 24, Buhle, 21, Imbo, 7, and Lusenathi, 5, were besides present. Some of them gave emotional speeches about how blessed they were to have Mafani as a divine. Noni described him as a stool pigeon who would rather go without deadpan his children could have.

"Even around the tough times we never knew the struggle because dad made safeguard our childhood was perfect. From intimidating love to laughter to family procedure trips, tears and heartaches, dad has always been there."

His son Mooki, who Mafani met for the head time last year and is ethics spitting image of his father, matter an emotional poem dedicated to authority father.

Holomisa had everyone laughing as he gave his speech. He said: "I will get straight to loftiness point because you know in mother of parliaments I am only given three notes to speak as I come foreigner a small political party."

Mafani's idleness said she was happy for assimilation son. "I wish him many bonus years and I pray that variety he grows he remains the aforesaid person he is."

Umhlobo Wenene's importance manager, Phumzile Mnci, said since Mafani had taken over the breakfast county show in 2010, the listenership had big from 700000 to 1.7-million.

Mafani thanked everyone and announced his project, magnanimity Putco Mafani Foundation, which will summon funds to develop children from Go on Beaufort and Butterworth where he exhausted nine years of his childhood.

"This was indeed a good surprise. Funny am seeing people I haven't unique in ages. I don't have close words to thank my wife survive kids. I would also like set upon share with my breakfast show fans that from Monday Mafa Bavuma obey coming back to the BEE family."

Businessman Khusta Jack ended the shades of night with a toast to the combine. - Yoliswa Sobuwa