EDITORIAL | How do we deal with the ‘poaching’ of talented pupils by rival schools?
The poaching of talent to assemble a top notch rugby team or produce outstanding academic results is by no means new. But it does not often explode into the public domain
12 February 2025 - 04:30
A public school has severed sporting and cultural ties with one of the country's most prestigious private schools, alleging that its top-performing pupils were being poached in the Eastern Cape. ..
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