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FreshSqueeze | Parents encouraged to participate in SGB elections

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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has called on eligible stakeholders, parents, teachers, non-teaching staff, learners in high schools, and community members to participate and have their say in the upcoming 2024 School Governing Body (SGB) Elections. The actual SGB elections will be held from 1 - 31 March 2024 in all ordinary public schools. By law, the department is required to conduct elections for SGBs every three years. Mpho Mashita and Complexion are joined by Marwala Rasethaba, the Chief Education Specialist at the Department of Education in Limpopo to talk about how parents can get involved.

27 Feb 2024 English South Africa Business · Arts

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