South Africa

Can-do attitude a big plus for pioneer maths boff

21 September 2020 - 08:00 By Lwandile Bhengu
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The paperwork of the South African Mathematics Olympiad had to be written in braille so Jo Futselaar could take part.
The paperwork of the South African Mathematics Olympiad had to be written in braille so Jo Futselaar could take part.
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Geometric diagrams and graphs were written in Braille so Jo Futselaar could participate in the SA Mathematics Olympiad​.

Now she's made history.

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