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Home arrow Feature & Comments arrow Shammah College celebrates ten years of progress
Shammah College celebrates ten years of progress PDF Print E-mail
Written by Mbekezeli Mbuli   
Sunday, 16 September 2007

KAMHLUSHWA – People from around the Ehlanzeni region and as far afield as Bushbuckridge came to celebrate Shammah College’s 10 years of existence. This happened some two weeks ago at the college’s Kamhlushwa campus. Learners from local schools came to celebrate with their fellow friends. Budding musicians were given the stage to entertain those who were in attendance. Nkomazi Voice’s stars also took to the stage with Youth in action drama group doing their edu-tainment.

The Shammah College was established in 1997 by Bonginkosi Mthethwa, popularly known as B.A to his admirers. It started with a primary school section but now the school has grown in leaps and bounds accommodating the high school section as well as other vocational programs. “I was working at the Mlumati FET College when I got wind of the community need for the establishment of a learning centre that offers quality education. Most young learners were traveling to far places for quality education and I was somehow moved to start this project. In 1996, with God’s help, I sold some of my property to raise funds to build Shammah primary school that started operating in 1997,” Mthethwa explained.

Mthethwa also revealed that he sold his ideas to four of his friends who were willing to assist his dream but one of them developed cold feet. In 1999 Shammah College registered for matric examinations and a little while later, in 2001, the college achieved the highest percentage, 95, in the Nkomazi West circuit of the department of education. Local stakeholders who have been supporting the school graced the occasion. Dr. Zayizayi Mkhabela from the local council of churches, who doubles up as a Religious Studies lecturer at the school, encouraged learners to study as it is the only was they can become successful in life. He maintained that an educated nation is, in fact, a rich nation. He also thanked Mthethwa for having also expanded to Naas.
 
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