Gauteng Education Department clears Curro Holdings after investigation into ‘racist’ advert

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) said it conducted an investigation regarding ‘racist’ pictures that went viral on social media, and it was satisfied that Curro Holdings takes social cohesion seriously.The investigation comes after an advert causing public outcry showed a black child “employed” as a cashier while a white child was “employed” as a veterinarian.In a statement released on Thursday, the department said the pictures used in the social media post were from a Curro branch in the Western Cape. GDE spokesperson, Steve Mabona, said the school went on an…