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News24 spoke to voters in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape about the pressing election issues facing them. (Image credit: Charlene Rood/News24)
Joey Faladira, 40, of Lindhaven in Roodepoort, Johannesburg, couldn’t find a government primary school in his area when he wanted to enrol his daughter in Grade R four years ago.
She ended up enrolling her daughter in a private school.
“We didn’t send our children to private school because we wanted to – we had no choice. There are only two public primary schools in our area that teach English, the rest are Afrikaans.”
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“Joey Faladira (40), from Lindhaven in Roodepoort, Johannesburg, wanted to enrol his daughter in a four-year Grade R programme but could not find a government primary school in his area…”
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