ALTHOUGH this Cape Town woman is 102-years-old, she is still as witty and filled with humour as in her earlier years.
Agnes “Ma Agnes” Bezuidenhoudt celebrated her birthday last week, and said she was blessed.
Ma Agnes, originally from Kimberley, lives in Kenilworth with her youngest of five children, Mercia Bezuidenhoudt, 67.
Mercia said her mother, who is still as fit as a fiddle, remained the fashion icon of the family and, before speaking to IOL, had just blow-dried her hair.
“I think my mother’s secret is that she was extremely active as a young girl. She played netball, hockey, tennis (when I was six-months-old), she did the long jump, high jump, hurdles, and more. I am the only child who did all she did,” Mercia said.
And Ma Agnes…
