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HIP2B2 magazine increases print run

The youth magazine, HIP2B2, has increased its print run by 150 000 copies to 250 000 copies and the number of schools receiving the publication has multiplied four-fold to 4000 high schools. Only a small percentage of these magazines go to private schools, the bulk go to government schools and, in the majority, to rural areas. It has a readership of over 1 500 000 learners per year between the ages 13 and 16. Noted for its covers, the May issue has a puzzler requiring its flaps to be folded, then spelling out a new cover line. For more information, go to www.hip2b2.com.

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