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OPINION | Bezos, Jay-Z, Oprah: SA loves a rags-to-riches story, but too often it's just a dream

Khulekani Magubane

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z (Photo: Getty Images)

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Jay-Z is one of many who have spent more of their lives rich than they have in poverty. Will the realities of those who have not transcended the class divide they have fade into a faint memory for them? asks Khulekani Magubane.

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