Kwekwe school to venture into transport industry PRISCA MANYIWA-MASUKU 
MIRROR REPORTER KWEKWE – Amaveni High School in Kwekwe has purchased a second school bus for US$195 000 and plans are to use the bus commercially to reduce the amount of school fees paid by guardians.
School head Wellington Mapingire said they are now working on securing a road permit and choosing a route for the bus.
Mapingire added that the school has already lowered fees after using its first school bus commercially. He said part of the proceeds were channeled towards purchasing the second bus.
Amaveni has the lowest fees for any school in the country with A Level pupils paying US$80 and O Level pupils paying US$60.
The new bus was commissioned on Wednesday by Midlands Minister of State Owen Ncube at the school.
Ncube also commissioned A borehole (US$1 100), a smart classroom block equipped with Information Communication Technology (ICT) equipment (US$15000) and a Toyota Hilux double cab GD6 vehicle (US$63000) at the school.
“We want to venture into the transport industry with our new bus to raise revenue so that by 2030 our fees will be reduced. We managed to maintain our school fees by subsiding the amount through money raised commercially by our old bus over the past two years. We channeled some of the proceeds towards the purchase of the new bus.
“Our smart classroom block is well equipped and it will assist our learners in research and make learning easier. The borehole will assist us in our projects because so far we have managed to raise funds through growing maize and poultry, the community also benefits by fetching water for free whenever they do not have a water supply,” said Mapingire.........…..Full story on www.masvingomirror.com Follow The Mirror channel on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaDkczW42DcZ1gleaW2j https://masvingomirror.com/kwekwe-school-to-venture-into-transport-industry/