Frantic Nelson Mandela Bay parents are in a race against time, converging on schools and in some cases camping outside daily in the hope of enrolling their children before the first bell rings on Wednesday.
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There were joyous moments, tears, and some logistical difficulties as the first day of the 2023 school year kicked off in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday.
In this excerpt from a people’s history of the Eastern Cape city, Buntu Siwisa captures the struggles and triumphs of a man who insisted on upgrading township schools and ferried anti-apartheid fugitives.