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This Circus in South Africa Lifts Poor Young Performers Into the Spotlight – WTOP News
The program gives young performers training and stage experience as youth unemployment among 18 to 34-year-olds reached about 45%, Statistics South Africa said.
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This circus in South Africa lifts poor young performers into the spotlight – WTOP News
JOHANNEBURG (AP) — Clutching an aerial hoop on a Johannesburg circus stage, a young performer pauses for a split second before launching into the air and gliding, drawing cheers from the crowd below. For 29-year-old Brian Ngobese, who grew up in South Africa’s impoverished Alexandra township, moments like this mean more than applause. The circus...
·Chevy Chase, United States
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This circus in South Africa lifts poor young performers into the spotlight
Behind the spectacle of Johannesburg’s circus stages is a social program that trains people from under-resourced communities, helping turn talent into professional skills and paid work in a country struggling with high youth unemployment
·New York, United States
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Total News Sources6
Leaning Left5Leaning Right0Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution83% Left
Bias Distribution
- 83% of the sources lean Left
83% Left
L 83%
C 17%
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