A grandmother who is 108-year-old has revealed to the secret to her longlife. The aged woman who has 58 grandchildren, 89 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren, claims she has never used powdered milk or fresh milk from the shops.
Sebotse Mahlako Komane, the grandmother from Mangane Village in Limpopo, South Africa, said she doesn’t even eat meat, instead she chooses from many of her chickens that she keeps.
On Saturday, the her family threw a big party at home to celebrate her long life. Family, friends and relatives danced to music and shared a cake with the grandmother.
The golden oldie, who can still clean and bathe herself, told the crowd of her dislike for supermarket food. Relatives had to tell her that the cake was made with goat milk before she would touch it.
She said even her twin sister, who died when she was 104, also did not like food sold in shops. “I prefer food I prepare myself and milk that my grandchildren milk from the goats, some people don’t know how to cook, I make sure that my food stays long on the fire,” she said.
Her grandchild, Tshidi Lokolwane (36), said doesn’t settle for just anything.
“She is a diva. When people speak about eating organic food as if it’s fashionable, I just laugh. “My granny has been doing this for as long as I can remember,” said Tshidi. “She wants clean dishes and clothes and is not lazy to do clean them herself when we are lazy to do that,” she said.
She said her grandmother is a hard worker who loves giving. “She is seldom sick, she insists on cleaning even though we ask her to rest. I’m ashamed to just lay down when around her. “She loves visitors and makes sure that they are well fed and takes something home when they leave,” she said.