Former spokesperson for the African National Congress, Carl Niehaus, celebrated his 63rd birthday on December 25 and took to social media to share snippets of him and his family enjoying a day out.
The politician who recently resigned from the ANC, tweeted a special message to his wife, Noluthando Mdluli, thanking her for her “incredible support”.
Along with an image of himself and his wife, he tweeted: “Thanks for your incredible support through thick and thin. I am truly blessed to have you and Nkanyezi in my life!”
A Blessed Christmas to my darling wife @noliemdluli. Thanks for your incredible support through thick and thin. I am truly blessed to have you and Nkanyezi in my life! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/2NeySWqeh4
— Carl Niehaus (@niehaus_carl) December 25, 2022
His wife took to her Twitter feed to share a birthday wish to her hubby, which he retweeted, and captioned, “Happy birthday to my husband” along with a picture of the couple.
Happy birthday to my husband ❤️ @niehaus_carl pic.twitter.com/Dd3tKUWEo2
— Noluthando Mdluli (@noliemdluli) December 25, 2022
On announcing his birthday, he tweeted a few verses from the poem “My Soul Wears a Hat” by Mario de Andrade. “I have no time for endless meetings, where the statutes, rules, procedures & internal regulations are discussed, knowing that nothing will be done” is one of the verses he quoted.
I am 63 today:
— Carl Niehaus (@niehaus_carl) December 25, 2022
“I have no time for endless meetings
where the statutes, rules, procedures & internal regulations are discussed,
knowing that nothing will be done.
I no longer have the patience
To stand absurd people who,
despite their chronological age,
have not grown up.” pic.twitter.com/m8qqcwZTQ9
Throughout the day he continued to share images of the family dining out, starting off with breakfast at a restaurant. He tweeted, “Early morning birthday/Christmas breakfast with my family. I am a blessed man.”
Early morning birthday/Christmas breakfast with my family ❤️. I am a blessed man. pic.twitter.com/8vbz0VDFl0
— Carl Niehaus (@niehaus_carl) December 25, 2022
Later in the day, he shared images of them having lunch together. He tweeted, “Christmas lunch with my family: Celebrating my Birthday!”
Christmas lunch with my family: Celebrating my Birthday! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/EQ5RK9dR23
— Carl Niehaus (@niehaus_carl) December 25, 2022
He even shared a cute video of his son doing a little dance during lunchtime with the simple caption, “Birthday vibes!”
Birthday vibes! 🕺🏾 pic.twitter.com/HIYaibyzCq
— Carl Niehaus (@niehaus_carl) December 25, 2022