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Malinga Nopote - Excellence Through Trust

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Malinga was appointed principal of Sinenjongo High School in Joe Slovo township, Cape Town in July 2010. She and her team increased the matric pass rate at Sinenjongo from 44% in 2009, to 98% in 2010, and 88% in 2011. In this short talk from TEDxCapeTownED, she tells the story of Sinenjongo explaining the philosophy of trust (that has her staff handing over the keys to the school to the pupils to lock up after hours for example) and the subsequent commitment that results from this.
16 Jun 2012 7AM English South Africa Health & Fitness

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