‘We are united for one purpose and that is to see our learners achieve’
Prega Govender meets a chanting headmaster and a headman with a keen interest in pupils' marks in a visit to rural schools that achieve top results despite challenges
06 February 2022 - 00:00
In a booming voice and almost doubling over, Stanley Mpangana whips his 981 pupils into a frenzy, chanting “Yevula, Magigwana! Yevula!”..
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