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I DO IT FOR THE KIDS

HE’D dedicated his adult life to education and was looking forward to his retirement – to devote more time to his hobbies, relax with his wife and spend more time with his kids and grandchildren. But Riyaadh Najaar had barely taken off his tie when he was summoned back to the principal’s office. His skills were needed, the education department told him, and he needed to work his magic on struggling schools in the Cape metro-pole.

And so the 68-year-old left his retirement in his living room and rolled up his sleeves again. First he took the reins at Windsor High, then Princeton High, then Livingstone High and most recently at Alexander Sinton, which is where we meet him.

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