Tanaka Chare
Whawha Secondary School marks the first Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) secondary school in the Midlands Province, transforming the lives of inmates through unlocking potential.
The establishment of Whawha Secondary School will serve both inmates and children from the surrounding community. ZPCS has demonstrated a desire to propel a rehabilitation thrust anchored by the provision of second chances, human dignity, and education to unlock potential.
Midlands Minister of Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Hon Owen Ncube, applauds the ZPCS Officer Commander for the unwavering commitment to transforming the Midlands Province’s Correctional institutions.
“I applaud the Officer Commanding ZPCS Midlands Province, Commissioner S. Gate, indeed with massive support from the Commissioner General, for the unwavering commitment to transforming the Midlands Province’s Correctional institutions from centres of confinement into centres of transformation and reintegration.”
“ I am reliably informed that Whawha Young Offenders Prison, which is the only Juvenile Prison in Zimbabwe, offers both primary and secondary education within the institution, thereby allowing young offenders to attend classes with their age mates from the community. A strategy that addresses stigma, improves rehabilitation interventions and promotes reintegration efforts. Rehabilitation without education is incomplete.”
“Construction of Whawha Secondary School speaks to our national commitment to Education 5.0, which positions education as a driver of modernisation, innovation and industrialisation, nurturing a generation of thinkers and providers of goods and services that address community needs and challenges,” Hon Ncube added.
The construction of Whawha Secondary School remains part of the legacy illustrated by the Second Republic’s commitment to improving the livelihoods of marginalised communities through robust infrastructure development, in pursuit of quality, accessible, and affordable service delivery as we strive towards attaining a prosperous and empowered upper-middle-income society by 2030.
Hon Ncube donated mealie-meal, sugar, cooking oil, soap, salt and blankets using the 2025 Midlands Provincial Independence Ball funds.
The donation supports the comprehensive Social Safety Nets provided by the Second Republic under visionary leadership of His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Cde Dr. E.D Mnangagwa.
