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Learning to Succeed in South Africa

鈥淣o Excuses, Just Success鈥 is the motto for a high school in the South African township of Khayelitsha. The school is lifting families out of poverty.

Meet the students of Cape Town's Centre of Science and Technology (COSAT), a magnet school that serves the low-income township of Khayelitsha. We look at their challenges and successes over the past year. The school motto is 鈥淣o Excuses, Just Success鈥, but one 17-year-old student faces a big hurdle when his mother dies and he finds himself as the head of the household, just before he is due to sit an exam. We also join the students as they celebrate Nelson Mandela鈥檚 95th birthday and attend the annual school prom. And finally, there is some good news for that 17-year-old student.

(Photo: Students of Cape Town's Centre of Science and Technology (COSAT), courtesy of COSAT)

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27 minutes

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Sun 29 Dec 2013 15:32GMT

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  • Sat 28 Dec 2013 05:32GMT
  • Sun 29 Dec 2013 01:32GMT
  • Sun 29 Dec 2013 15:32GMT

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