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Unions march on school to demand 55 non-Afrikaans-speaking kids are admitted

SOUTH African trade unionists marched to a school south of Johannesburg today to demand it admit 55 non-Afrikaans-speaking pupils.

Teaching union Sadtu and trade union federation Cosatu led the march to the Hoerskool Overvaal secondary in Vereeniging.

The protest North Gauteng High Court Judge Bill Prinsloo’s denial the previous day of an appeal by Sedibeng East district education director Dorah Moloi against last week’s ruling in favour of the school.

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