Margaret Maritz has peacefully passed away at 118; a life truly well-lived. She was one of South Africa’s and the world’s oldest citizens!
Touws River (01 August 2025) – A quiet light has gone out in the small town of Touws River, as tributes pour in for Margaret Maritz, affectionately known as ‘Grandma Hundred’, after her passing at the incredible age of 118, making her one of the oldest known South Africans – and people – to have ever lived.
Born on 27 September 1906, Ouma Margaret lived through two world wars, the rise and fall of apartheid, and the birth of South Africa as we know it today. As one of the few supercentenarians around the globe, she kept a front row seat in…
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