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Police over the weekend hosted a fundraising golf tournament to for the construction of the ZRP Umguza High School in Matabeleland North Province.
The boarding school, which will be built near Ntabazinduna, about 40km from Bulawayo, is expected to expand access to quality education and complement ZRP High School in Hatcliffe, Harare.
The fundraising initiative forms part of efforts to mobilise resources for the development of the institution, which is envisaged to become a centre of educational excellence serving learners from across the country.
Police Commissioner-General Stephen Mutamba, recently presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for ZRP Umguza High School, in Ntabazinduna.
National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said, “We have seven primary and two secondary schools in Harare, but we are overwhelmed; that is why we require another. We are having fundraising activities; the school will enrol the community.”
To mobilise additional resources for the project, the fundraising golf tournament was followed by a dinner attended by government officials, business leaders, and development partners, where stakeholders made various commitments towards the project.
“The support is inspiring, as we seek to create a sustainable future for our nation, and our nation will reap rewards. This prepares us to meet our needs to attain an upper-middle-income economy,” said Comm General Mutamba.
The initiative also received government backing as it aligns with the modernisation drive.
“Today’s event resonates with President Mnangagwa’s bold and strategic decision to adopt private-public partnership, advancing resource-based and knowledge-driven innovation, modernisation, and industrialisation of the economy as we drive towards attainment of Vision 2030.
“Accordingly, the new dispensation recorded significant progress in the education sector underpinned by modernisation of infrastructure and adoption of the heritage-based education 5.0 model incorporating critical thinking and problem solving to address community needs,” said Midlands Province Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Owen Ncube.
Expected to open for boarding learners in January, Umguza High School is set to ease pressure on the ZRP’s existing schools while broadening access to quality education for learners across Matabeleland North and beyond.
