South Africa: Closer Than Family

They are a family, say the members of the Heideveld Senior Citizens Club. They regularly travel together and this week they have a vacation in Hermanus.

"They have amazing respect for me and their children do too. I call them (the seniors) my children," beams Sharon Lang, the facilitator of the group. She adds most seniors lack education. "That's why the youngsters overpower them."

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