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First day of school in 2016 at Curro, Roodeplaat. Picture: Masa Kekana/EWN

Curro roodeplaat

Races grouped together as Curro Roodeplaat begins 2016

By Masa Kekana

Children of all races are grouped together as the year begins at the Curro Roodeplaat Independent School.

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  • EducationFILE: In February Panyaza Lesufi visited the Curro Foundation School in Pretoria after reports of racial segregation. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN.

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  • A screengrab from a video uploaded to YouTube on 17 June 2015 which appears to show schoolchildren attending Curro Roodeplaat being racially segregated.

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