{"id":47370,"date":"2023-05-11T09:38:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T07:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/former-ec-education-head-resigns-after-reaching-settlement-20230511\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:36:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:36:14","slug":"former-ec-education-head-resigns-after-reaching-settlement-20230511","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/former-ec-education-head-resigns-after-reaching-settlement-20230511\/","title":{"rendered":"Former EC education head resigns after reaching settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW266248887 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW266248887 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{81fe77fb-711c-4476-bf18-e379a720389f}{31}\" paraid=\"399010914\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">The Office of the Premier (OTP) of the Eastern Cape, Oscar Mabuyane has reached a settlement agreement with former Head of the Provincial Department of Education, Dr Naledi 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