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| Science teacher Themba Shangwe (left) and star pupil Khulekani Madlala |
Science teacher Themba Shangwe (left) at Zamazulu high school is very proud of his star pupil
Khulekani Madlala, who is one of seven finalists in a national Jaguar Land Rover
schools’ challenge to design a car using recycled materials.
A self-described
inventor, Khulekani used an old radio to build the full-electric Land Rover
model, complete with a surfboard on the roof and a cable toggle to make it crawl
forward, and he hopes it will be enough to win the R20 000 first prize so that
Zamazulu can buy stools for the school’s science lab and laptops for the pupils
to do research on.
School principal Xolani Ndlela said the school has focused on
science and maths since its start as a primary school in 2004, and has seen a
number of pupils achieve in local and international science competitions as a
result. Parties interested in aiding the school in this mission can contact him
at 084 980 8337.
