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SA’s top maths whizzes set to take on the world

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Nine South African pupils are proving that numbers don’t lie.

Their calculations have led them to national selection and the chance to compete globally to see who the best maths whizz is.

Some have already made their mark at this month’s Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad (Pamo) in Rwanda, where South

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