South Africa's Advtech confirms unsolicited takeover offer from Curro

By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's second-biggest private education firm Advtech on Wednesday confirmed it had received a takeover offer from larger rival Curro Holdings. Curro, which has seen rapid growth in the demand for its brand of cheaper private schools, also confirmed the negotiations in a statement to the stock exchange. Both companies have been on a buying spree the past few years as public education in Africa's most advanced economy has slumped to among the wors