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Bongani Ndlovu Online Reporter

THEKWANE High School in Plumtree, Matabeleland South province is this year celebrating its 100 year anniversary.

The school’s Mission Statement is “To mould righteous citizens by providing a high quality and relevant, education and to be a institution of high Christian and Methodist ethics. Thekwane High School’s Motto is Qondani ekukhanyeni (Go towards the light).

A benchmark of academic and civic excellence, the school has produced luminaries that include, one of Zanu-PF founding members and National Hero Dr Edson Zvobgo, National Hero, Zipra Supremo and Former Home Affairs Minister the late Dumiso Dabengwa, the late Deputy Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education Lutho Addington Tapela, Dr Dabudabu, LD Bhala, Former Education Minister Dr Lazarus Dokora and one of the founding members of Lupane State University the late Dr Mclean Mackson Bhala .

The late Dumiso Dabengwa

The School institution is a Methodist Church school, situated about 13 kilometres north of Plumtree, in Matabeleland South province, Zimbabwe.
It is one of the earliest secondary institutions established in 1924 by Reverend Herbert Carter, a Methodist Church Missionary.

It is situated near Thekwane River, which takes its name from the hammer-headed stork, “uthekwane”, which used to be common along its banks, and which is depicted on the school badge.

Eddison Zvobgo

Thekwane has had a difficult recent history, having struggled to re-establish itself after the destruction inflicted during the War of Liberation, against a background of financial stringencies.

Throughout this period Thekwane has remained a school of accolades in all life spheres; accolades in quality academic practise, accolades in sports; accolades in religious undertakings – Methodism, accolades in intellectual and political cultivation of minds.