History of our school
Curtis Nkondo (1 February 1928 – 3 December 2009) was a South African diplomat, school teacher and politician with the African National Congress
Born in Louis Trichardt, Nkondo was a lifelong activist with the ANC. He was a high school teacher at Lamula High School in Meadowlands, Gauteng and eventually became the chairman of the Soweto Teachers Action Committee before being suspended for educating against apartheid
A year after the formation of the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) in 1978, in September 1979, at its conference in Roodepoort the national executive was formed with Nkondo as its president
In 1980, Nkondo was suspended by AZAPO for Breach of principle. In 1983, he became the Vice President of the United Democratic Front coalition. Nkondo was the chairman of the National Education Union of South Africa and in 1984, he was one of the UDF's leaders that were tried for treason. In 1985, he served as the chairman of the Release Mandela campaign which advocated for ANC leader Nelson.
Our Vision
We are committed to provide education excellence for all at our institution, using technological design, economic and social research drive approaches to studying issues of our time, such as urbanization, technological change, economic empowerment, sustainability, migration and globalization.
Our Mission
We are committed to provide education excellence for all at our institution, using technological design, economic and social research drive approaches to studying issues of our time, such as urbanization, technological change, economic empowerment, sustainability, migration and globalization.
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