Leaders monitor education at Imbabazane Local Municipality
The purpose of this meeting was to review the past performance by schools under the jurisdiction of Inkosi NF Ndaba of the Mhlungwini Tribal Authority
Education is referred to as the scientific upbringing of a child. It is a way of giving skills to a person in preparation for a day to day living contribution to the nation in general. For this scientific spectacle to be successful those in the leadership should infuse value systems.
It is on this note that Her majesty the Chief of the Ndaba clan – Inkosi NF Ndaba together with the Municipality monitors schools every year to make sure that young people are given full support to do well in their subjects for the purpose of nation building.
This is in line with the NDP that makes education priority number one.
Both her majesty the chief of the Mhlungwini Tribal Authority and the Mayor Phindile Strydom work together to promote education in this community. A crucial meeting was held on March 11 at the Mhlungwini Tribal Authority where the Ntabamhlophe Centre Manager, school principals, izinduna, amaphoyisa, councillors and the municipality were invited.
The purpose of this meeting was to review the past performance by schools under the jurisdiction of Inkosi NF Ndaba of the Mhlungwini Tribal Authority. Reminiscing at the past engagements by both the traditional council and the municipality that gave rise to the improvements of results in 2014 was the order of the day.
This meeting was also aimed at looking into some challenges that might have arisen causing other schools to drop their past percentages with certain margins. Though the Mayor could not attend but she was proactive enough to send delegates to honour this pivotal seating.
Her Majesty Inkosi NF Ndaba, in her keynote address applauded the undivided support given by leaders under her leadership to make Mhlungwini area a place to belong. Schools principals received praises for their toil in defying all odds and do their work beyond the call of duty. She was quoted as saying: “igama elihle liyaseytshenzelwa” this she referred to Goodhome High School for achieving a 100 percent pass rate last year and commended other schools that have improved drastically from their last performance. There is no school under Mhlungwini tribal Authority that is below 60 percent in the 2014 matric results analysis. Inkosi then urged schools to maintain this good record even this year.
Inkosi slammed social ills that continue to interfere with the education young people. The main concern was sexual abuse of young girls that leaves with unplanned pregnancy and possibly sexual transmitted infections. Inkosi urged all leaders to conduct dialogues especially through men’s sector to alleviate this problem.
