S.African woman who could be world's oldest person turns 118

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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.

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