Court bid to halt change of apartheid-era name of school dismissed
During a vote by parents in October 2021, 85% of the 3,466 votes favoured the name being changed to DF Akademie
18 October 2023 - 22:33
The Western Cape High Court has dismissed with costs an application by a group of parents to set aside a governing body’s decision to change the name of a school that was named after an apartheid-era prime minister. ..
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