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About George Tabor

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George Tabor Campus of the South West Gauteng TVET College. 1140 Mncube Drive, Dube, Soweto.
25 June 2026

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GEORGE TABOR TECHNICAL COLLEGE A visionary educator, George Tabor believed that technical skills training was key for black youth to gain employment or start their own businesses. As Principal of the Dube Vocational Training Cen-tre from 1948 until the late 1960s, he was a shrewd administrator, able to navigate and sometimes by-pass apartheid-era restrictions to ensure students got the best training possible. The institution he led was re-named the George Tabor Technical College in 1966, and the college continues his legacy.

Photo courtesy: Kabelo Mokoena (Sunday Times)

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