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Oprah Winfrey to close her school for girls in South Africa

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Oprah Winfrey to close her school for girls in South Africa

The first group of students graduated from Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in 2012 US talk-show host Oprah Winfrey says the school for girls that she launched in South Africa nearly 20 years will close next year.

At the end of the 2027 academic year, the expansive boarding school campus near Johannesburg is to be handed over to local education authorities as per the original agreement, her statement says."I'm excited that this next chapter will allow us to reach even more young women across South Africa and continue the promise that began more than 20 years ago."

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