Staff at many former model C schools still too white, says Motshekga

The basic education minister said public schools, especially former Model C schools, ‘still bear the imprints of a divided SA’ — evidence and experts agree

12 October 2023 - 21:05

When Ann Morton became headmistress of Pinelands North Primary School in Cape Town in 1997, the teaching staff was completely white. Today, 70% of the educators are black. ..

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