South African magic school student featured in 60 Minutes died last month
Duma Mgqoki, a student at the College of Magic in Cape Town profiled by 60 Minutes correspondent Jon Wertheim in 2022, died last month. Mgqoki had spoken to Wertheim about witnessing community violence and how the school provided an escape and path away from that environment. The College of Magic serves at-risk youth in Cape Town, using performance and illusion training as a tool for personal development and community transformation.
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- ✓60 Minutes visited the College of Magic in Cape Town in 2022 and profiled students there. (Source: 60 Minutes/YouTube description)
- ✓Jon Wertheim was the correspondent who conducted the interview. (Source: YouTube description)
- ✓Duma Mgqoki was a student at the College of Magic featured in the 2022 segment. (Source: YouTube title and description)
- ✓Mgqoki spoke about witnessing violence in his community. (Source: YouTube description)
- ✓The story has 3+ US mainstream media articles covering it. (Source: metadata indicates MSM Articles Found: 3)
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- ~The school 'saved' Mgqoki from the violence in his environment, according to his statement to Wertheim. (Source: YouTube description, Mgqoki's own characterization)
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