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Diving for diamonds, the first step to independence, and meerkat mania

This week in Beautiful News, our nation innovates for change. Roxy Davis. The surfer helping people with disabilities ride their own wave. Vanessa Jooste. The counsellor healing children by taking them back to their roots. Port Nolloth. A fishing village with diamond-studded shores. 2019. The year South Africans stood up for a better society. Derek Boshard. A father crafts freedom for people who can’t walk on their own. Meerkats. The social creatures with a fierce heart. This is Beautiful News.

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Diving for diamonds, the first step to independence, and meerkat mania

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