A South African woman who could be the oldest living person in the world celebrates what is said to be her 118th birthday with a small party at her care home in Touwsrivier. Margaret Maritz was born on September 27, 1906, according to a copy of her identity card. The document has not been independently verified.
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00:00Happy birthday to you!
00:05Bip, bip, bip!
00:07Bip, bip, bop!
00:09Happy birthday to you!
00:28We should be thankful.
00:30I don't know if you can even remember those years.
00:33But for me it is a great privilege
00:36to have a husband who can take care of me.
00:40Everything she had in her life,
00:43through the life she delivered.
01:02She's a very nice person to talk to.
01:04She talks about her life as a young woman.
01:09She didn't drink, she didn't smoke.
01:11That's the kind of stuff that she talked about.
01:13And that's why she's a loving person.
01:16Always a smile, always a happy person.