Ernie Lennert: A revolutionary teacher remembered by his former students
By Nomalanga Tshuma
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Cape Town - Friends and family of former education and anti-apartheid activist Abraham Elias âErnieâ Lennert paid their last respects to the education activist at his memorial service in Goedverwacht on Saturday morning.
Lennert, who died at the age of 88, was a celebrated member of the Non-European Unity Movement, the Teachersâ League of South Africa and the New Unity Movement.
However, according to his friends and former students, he was more popular for the years he spent teaching Afrikaans to learners in the Eastern Cape and Cape Town.