{
  "id": 3984296,
  "title": "Promising student 60 Minutes met at Cape Town magic school in 2022 died last month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/promising-student-60-minutes-met-at-cape-town-magic-school-in-2022",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T15:00:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/promising-student-60-minutes-met-at-cape-town-magic-school-in-2022-died-last-month/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 2022, Jon Wertheim visited the College of Magic, a school in Cape Town, South Africa, where students learn to challenge the boundaries of reality – in both magic and in their lives. One of the most promising students 60 Minutes met, Duma Mgqoki, told Wertheim about the violence he witnessed in his community, and how attending the school saved him. He said, \"It helped me a lot. Like, it saved…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}