School of saintly goals
As St John's College in Johannesburg celebrates its 125th anniversary, staff members and old boys tell Gill Gifford how this unique institution shaped their lives
20 August 2023 - 00:00
A double-volume dining hall straight out of Hogwarts, a bronzed pair of Desmond Tutu’s shoes, a World War 1 soldier’s bicycle embedded in a gnarled old tree trunk and a large sign ordering “Silence in the Cloisters” all feature in the remarkable world of one of Johannesburg’s oldest schools. ..
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