{"id":45017,"date":"2024-05-23T13:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T11:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/just-two-teachers-for-80-learners-at-cofimvaba-school-20240521\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:26:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:26:33","slug":"just-two-teachers-for-80-learners-at-cofimvaba-school-20240521","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/just-two-teachers-for-80-learners-at-cofimvaba-school-20240521\/","title":{"rendered":"Just two teachers for 80 learners at Cofimvaba school"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former Chairperson of Cofimvaba\u2019s Mthunga Primary School Governing Body (SGB), Mziwamadoda Nyamakazi (66), has appealed to the Department of Education to send more teachers to this school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nyamakazi said the school has 80 learners and only two teachers. 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