Drunken principal gets his job back but faces sexual harassment and cash inquiries

Arbiter upholds a finding that the school head was drunk at work but calls for further investigations after dismissing harassment charge on technical grounds

23 January 2022 - 00:00

A high-school principal fired for being drunk at work and sexually harassing a colleague will return to his job this week and collect more than R600,000 in back pay...

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