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Oprah graced the Vaal Triangle with her presence

Oprah graced the Vaal Triangle with her presence

Oprah was in South Africa to celebrate the ninth graduating class at the Leadership Academy for Girls (OWLAG) in Henley-on-Klip.

A video posted on Oprah’s official Facebook page op Saturday 7 December shows the television host dancing to a musical performance by perussion band from the school. On Monday Oprah also congratulated Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi after being crowned Miss Universe. “@zozitunzi! Agree with you…leadership is the most powerful thing we should be teaching young women today,” Oprah tweeted. “We welcome your visit to #OWLAG, our Leadership Academy for Girls,” she continued. The boarding school for girls opened its doors to girls in Grades 7 and 8 in January 2007 and today serves approximately 290 girls from Grade 8 to 12.

Liezl Scheepers

Liezl Scheepers is editor of the Parys Gazette, a local community newspaper distributed in the towns of Parys, Vredefort and Viljoenskroon. As an experienced community journalist in all fields for the past 30 years, she has a passion for her community, and has been actively involved in several community outreach projects as part of Parys Gazette's team.

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