Centenarians are common in South Africa, and unless persons are considerably over 100 their age is not regarded as extraordinary. A bushman, named Jordan, considered on excellent authority to be between 120 and 130 years old, claims to be South Africa’s oldest inhabitant. He is only 4ft 9in high, and is still very active, lias good sight, but is rather deaf. His simple wants are seen to by kindly disposed people, so that the old fellow lias no need to draw on his old age pension, which he is banking, he says, for a rainy day.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 103, 1 April 1929, Page 7
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