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The special Tony Award that honors educators is going to a New York public high school teacher who shows how theater skills ...

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Mongiwa Hazel Ntuli, at just 17, is set to graduate from the University of Pretoria with a degree in Actuarial Science, making her one of the youngest graduates in the institution's history. Her ...