Abonga Mdze News Today

One of the country’s youngest school principals shows that with dedication and passion, Maths and Science can be mastered.

A 29-year-old Eastern Cape school principal is being hailed as a hero after steering his under-resourced rural school from 28% matric pass rate to an impressive 88.6% in 2021.


Growing up in a village of Mount Frere, Eastern Cape, Abonga Mdze, who is one of the youngest school principals in the country, knew that education was his only way out of poverty.