Online Reporter
Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has intensified efforts to expand access to quality education through the construction of the state-of-the-art ZRP Umguza High School, hosting a fundraising golf tournament over the weekend to mobilise resources for the landmark project.
The boarding school, which will be built near Ntabazinduna, about 40 kilometres from Bulawayo in Matabeleland North Province, is expected to complement ZRP High School in Hatcliffe, Harare, while broadening educational opportunities for learners from across the country.
The fundraising initiative is part of the police’s wider drive to finance the construction of the institution, which is envisioned as a centre of educational excellence equipped with modern learning facilities.
The project underscores the ZRP’s commitment to investing in education and human capital development, while strengthening access to quality boarding school education for future generations.
The Commissioner- General of Police, Stephen Mutamba, recently presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the school.
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,” ZRP Commissioner General Stephen Mutamba said.
The initiative also received the Government’s backing as it aligns with the nation’s modernisation drive.
“Today’s event resonates with President Dr 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,” Midlands Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Owen Ncube said.
“Accordingly, the new dispensation recorded significant prigress 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.”
The school, which is expected to open for boarding learners in January, is set to ease pressure on the Zimbabwe Republic Police’s existing schools while broadening access to quality education for learners across Matabeleland North and beyond.
