Unofficial world's oldest man dies aged 116 in South Africa

Fredie Blom said earlier this year he had lived this long because of God's grace'

A 116-year-old South African man believed to be one of the world's oldest people has died, his family said.

Born on 8 May 1904, Fredie Blom told Agence-France Presse this year that he had lived this long because of God's grace". South African media have described Blom as unofficially" the world's oldest man.