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Governor who fired black teacher calls it quits

14 May 2019 - 05:57 By SIPOKAZI FOKAZI
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Rustenburg Girls' Junior School is getting a new head and a new governor.
Rustenburg Girls' Junior School is getting a new head and a new governor.
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The governing body leader embroiled in the firing of a Cape Town school’s first black teacher has resigned.

Now some parents at Rustenburg Girls’ Junior School are campaigning to replace Gavin Downard with a candidate committed to transformation.

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