the broken remnants of the Bantu
system. Wealthy white kids—along
with the few black people and
colored people and Indians who had
money or could get scholarships—
were holed up in private schools,
which were super-expensive but
virtually guaranteed entry into
university. Sandringham was what
we call a Model C school, which
meant it was a mix of government
and private, similar to charter
schools in America. The place was
huge, a thousand kids on sprawling
grounds with tennis courts, sports
fields, and a swimming pool.
Being a Model C school and not