Principal of Solomon Mahlangu High School Mncedi Mtengwana’s main goal is to produce good human beings, and the emphasis is paying off. Against all odds - with love, discipline and motivation - he has been inching his school forward since he took over the leadership 13 years ago.
I am purposefully focusing on paying tribute to the guardians of our children’s futures as opposed to the broken bureaucracy and misgovernance of basic education that you all know about only too well, because it’s time to shed light on the torchbearers of hope as opposed to the gravediggers of.
Allowing people to feel valued, acknowledged and recognised for their contributions was the key message at a two-day engagement session held at Nelson Mandela University (NMU) this week.
The 112 residents of the Gelvandale High School hostel started the third term on a high after they enjoyed a hot shower, something they had not been able to do in months.