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Fitting tribute to a differently-abled matriculant

ABOUT eight years ago I was asked to look for a special school for a boy from my home village who has Cerebral Palsy like me.

Hitekani Bilankulu was in Grade 6 at the local primary school. Typical of me, instead of looking for a special school, I applied to a model C independent school which is not cheap for him, a move that made some people uncomfortable. But I am used to that and

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