Governing body wins fight to change apartheid-era school name
An institution’s name often says more about its identity, ethos and culture than its written mission statement, says judgment handed down on ‘DF Malan’
06 June 2025 - 04:30
The governing body of an Afrikaans public school named after a former prime minister who was instrumental in the promulgation of apartheid has won a legal battle in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) to rename the institution...
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