During a grannies beauty pageant in Tokoza, south of Johannesburg, senior beauties strut down the catwalk, as friends and families watch on with pride. The contest is also a recognition of their lives which many have devoted to the care of their loved ones. "All they do is look after great-grandchildren and grandchildren, so to have programmes like this where they are celebrated," says Bridget Thusi, a local Mayoral Committee member, is "amazing".
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00:00I feel happy today. It brings my memories back where I came from. It takes me back to my youth
00:27days, when I was still young, when I still know I was sure of myself.
00:57You know, often times, the minute they take pension, they are forgotten citizens and all they do is look after great-grandchildren and grandchildren.
01:13So to have programs like this where they are celebrated and to forget their problems that they've got at home, it was really, really an amazing thing to see.
01:20Five.
01:22What is the cheese?
01:23Cheese.
01:24Cheese.
01:25Cheese.
01:26Oh, cheese.