Inkamana celebrates a century of existence
Chief Buthelezi delivered the keynote address, thanking Inkamana and the Roman Catholic Church for changing the lives of Zululand residents through education, farming and uplifting the poor.
On Saturday, Inkamana Abbey and Inkamana High School celebrated 100 years of existence.
A centenary celebration was held, where different leaders of Roman Catholic churches were present, as well as Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
Chief Buthelezi delivered the keynote address, thanking Inkamana and the Roman Catholic Church for changing the lives of Zululand residents through education, farming and uplifting the poor.
Abaqulusi Mayor Mncedisi Maphisa also graced the event with his presence and thanked Inkamana for being an inspiration to other schools and for always striving to put Vryheid on the map by producing good results, as many leaders hail from Inkamana. He said he was proud to witness Inkamana celebrating their 100 years and wished them many more years.
Brother Lungelo Mabaso mentioned that, “We are celebrating 100 years in Zululand after starting to work with the community in 1922. Firstly, we would like to thank God that our dream as Christians and Catholics in Zululand has come true. Our dream is to change people’s lives through education, build houses for them, and also develop them in many ways. We have taught them farming and different things they have to do when dealing with agriculture. We have also built schools and hospitals. As people know, in the whole of South Africa, Inkamana is number two when it comes to good academic results. However, when we started the school, the whole aim was to help needy people. Firstly, the learners are taught about the basic things in life and to be independent before they are given education in the classroom; we teach learners to pray, about forgiveness and to be thankful for all they have. They are also taught how to study by preparing them psychologically first.”
He further explained that the school was built only for the Zululand communities, but now they see children from different provinces coming in because of the quality education they provide. “We know that we already have a 100% pass rate this year from our matric learners. A Grade 10 learner at Inkamana already knows what they want to be in the future and we focus on them achieving that. We are very thankful to the German missionaries, but the next 100 years will be ours here in Africa and we have big plans for the next century.”
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