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Breakthrough Surgery Offers New Hope for Deafness

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Today is World Hearing Day — and South Africa has something extraordinary to celebrate.

A Pretoria-based surgeon is being recognised around the world for pioneering a world-first procedure that can cure certain types of deafness.

HOT 1027’s Al Prodgers reports...

2 Mar English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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