Township, rural pupils excel in exams

Top matric achievers honed by adversity

23 February 2021 - 08:14
By Yoliswa Sobuwa and Mandla Khoza

A video of 18-year-old Simamkele Bongo being carried by his school principal on his shoulders while fellow learners chant  ngu Bongo lo, my president (This is Bongo, my president) went viral on social media.

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