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The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has called for applications from secondary school teachers for training as markers ahead of this year’s training course for marking Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations.
ZIMSEC said applicants must be certified graduates including those in the process of acquiring Grad. C. E. Holders of Diplomas with secondary teaching experience of at least five years in the subject being applied for will also be considered.
In their application, the applicants are required to attach copies of academic transcripts and certificates since applications without these documents will not be entertained.
Completed forms, certified copies of academic transcripts and certificates must be submitted to any regional ZIMRA offices by 24 July 2023.
ZIMSEC spokesperson Nicolette Dlamini said the exercise is not new but standard procedure. She said:
<blockquote>
As the examinations council, we always do these courses annually and it doesn’t matter whether one has been a marker for five or so many years, they have to apply and attend this course.
After training the potential markers will then sit for an examination where a pool of markers will be created, it’s a standard procedure really, not anything new.
</blockquote>
There are 23 O-Level and 8 A-Level examinable subjects that are being learned in Zimbabwean schools.
More: <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>

Pindula News

ZIMSEC Scouts For O' & A' Level Examinations Markers

Teacher unions say the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Ordinary and Advanced Level examination fees are too high and some learners may fail to continue with their education.
ZIMSEC set the 2023 examination fees at US$24 per subject but candidates will pay US$11, while the government pays the balance.
Advanced Level examination fees are at US$48, with candidates paying US$22, while the government pays the balance.
In a statement, the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) said civil servants will struggle to raise the examination fees for their children. Reads part of the statement:
<blockquote>
ZIMSEC pegged its registration fees to an equivalent of US$24 dollars per subject. This gives an average Ordinary Level candidate the cost burden of US$120 for a minimum of five subjects.
This is occurring in a context where the average civil servant is earning close to US$150 per month, hence making the examination fee way above their means.
It also means that the average learner will require more than four months to raise adequate funds to register for examinations while the Friday, April 14 deadline leaves students with less than six days to pay.
</blockquote>
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe president Takavafira Zhou concurred.
Speaking to <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200010004/teachers-lament-inhumane-exorbitant-zimsec-fees">NewsDay</a>, Zhou said ZIMSEC should extend the registration deadline to give parents and guardians more time to raise the required examination fees. He said:
<blockquote>
The shift by ZIMSEC from US$22 to US$24 will heap burning coals upon the heads of thousands of Zimbabwean parents.
It is prudent for ZIMSEC to realise that many pupils will drop out of school due to exorbitant school fees.
Government must, therefore, make an urgent intervention to ensure that pupils can register for examinations.
Above all, the period of registration is too short, and an extension until schools open will provide parents with a breathing space to hunt for examination fees.
</blockquote>
Examination registration fees are pegged in USD and parents can make payments in ZWL, USD or ZAR.
More: <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>

ZIMSEC Examination Fees "Unhumane" - Teachers

The Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Edgar Moyo said that there is no law that says Advanced Level learners should do a certain number of subjects.
An A’ Level candidate is expected to write three subjects and attain a minimum of two “E’s”, that is, two points in two different subjects to be considered to have passed.
But Moyo said that is just a custom and practice and not based on any law. He said:
<blockquote>
The more subjects you learn the greater conceptualisation of the areas that you will be learning.
For example, if someone is doing Pure Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Statistics, the concepts build into each other and help you in other subjects.
The requirement of two or three A’ Level passes at university is just a custom and practice. There is no law that stipulates that.
It emanated from that a child with three subjects which are related, he/she can find a career.
However, the challenge of doing more subjects might be that there will be more workload for the student especially if they are not really gifted and it also becomes a burden to the parents in terms of financing.
</blockquote>
The issue has been topical in recent weeks after a former Ruya Adventist Secondary School student Tadiwanashe Mavetera scored 10As in the November 2022 ZIMSEC A’ Level examination.
Moyo said they have noted the debate and concerns being raised by the public and as the Ministry of Education, they will discuss the matter. He said:
<blockquote>
We have not really sat down to discuss this issue as a Ministry but it is something that we are just noting.
The public has been raising this issue of high grades so at some point we might need to sit down and look at it probably to come up with a policy because policies come up because of what will be obtaining on the ground.
At the moment what I can say is that we are noting the concerns.
</blockquote>
At Pamushana High School in Bikita, 103 students scored more than 15 points each, with the school’s best student, Abraham Ndlovu attaining 30 points after getting straight As in Computer Science, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, Pure Mathematics and Statistics. | <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/high-passes-do-not-affect-exam-credibility-zimsec/">The Sunday News</a>

Three Subjects At A' Level Is Just Custom, Not Law - Deputy Minister Moyo

<h2>Full statement by the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council on November 2022 Ordinary Level Results.</h2>
<blockquote>
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) issued a statement on the 17th of October 2022, informing the nation that some candidates had been found to have had pre-access to some Ordinary Level Question Papers. Subsequent statements were issued on the 20th of October and the 10th of November 2022 providing updates on the investigations into the matter.
ZIMSEC wishes to give the following update to the nation and our stakeholders.
<ol>
<li>There have been false reports circulating on social media, particularly from a ZIMSEC parody (false) Twitter account and an online publication, Afrogazette, purporting that the Ordinary level results have been cancelled. ZIMSEC has issued no statements on the pass rate of the 2022 O Level Examination candidates or cancellation of results. These reports are published in mischief to cause anxiety and unrest amongst candidates and parents. We advise all stakeholders to disregard these speculative attempts to cause panic and despondency and await official updates from ZIMSEC.</li>
<li>The Council is in the process of finalizing its assessment of 2022 Ordinary Level performance. The November 2022 Ordinary Level examinations marking has been completed. Processes that precede the release of the results are currently underway.</li>
<li>Candidates who had pre-access to question papers at different examination centres were identified during the writing of the examinations and also at the marking of scripts stage. These candidates will, in line with the ZIMSEC Act, Section 34, have examination results cancelled.</li>
<li>Our stakeholders are called upon to expect the release of results to deserving candidates when all necessary processes have been completed.</li>
</ol>
We wish to thank the public and all our stakeholders for their interest and cooperation in ensuring the integrity of our examination system.
</blockquote>

ZIMSEC Statement On November 2022 Ordinary Level Results | Full Text

The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has dismissed social media claims that the November 2022 Ordinary Level examinations will be cancelled due to massive leakages of some papers.
In a statement on Tuesday, 17 January, ZIMSEC said it is finalising the processes preceding the release of the results.
It also said those candidates who had access to exam papers before they were written were identified during the writing of the examinations and also at the marking of scripts stage and their examination results cancelled. Part of the statement reads:
<blockquote>
There have been false reports circulating on social media, particularly from a ZIMSEC parody (false) Twitter account and an online publication, Afrogazette, purporting that the Ordinary level results have been cancelled.
We haven’t issued any statements on the pass rate of the 2022 O Level Examination candidates or cancellation of results.
These reports are published in mischief to cause anxiety and unrest amongst candidates and parents.
We advise all stakeholders to disregard these speculative attempts to cause panic and despondency and await official updates from ZIMSEC.
We are in the process of finalising the assessment of 2022 Ordinary Level performance and have completed the marking.
The processes which precede the release of the results are currently underway.
</blockquote>
ZIMSEC added that the results will be announced at the appropriate time when all the processes have been completed. It said:
<blockquote>
Our stakeholders are called upon to expect the release of results to deserving candidates when all necessary processes have been completed.
We wish to thank the public and all our stakeholders for their interest and cooperation in ensuring the integrity of our examination system.
</blockquote>
| <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/no-cancellation-of-o-level-november-2022-results-zimsec-zimsec-speaks-on-o-level-exams-results/">Chronicle</a>

ZIMSEC Says 2022 November O' Level Exams Will Not Be Cancelled

A 19-year-old man from Bellevue suburb in Bulawayo was ordered to perform 105 hours of unpaid service for cheating during the 2022 public examinations.
David Chipendo was convicted of cheating during last year’s Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Ordinary Level examinations.
Chipendo appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Busani Sibanda facing charges of gaining access to examination material as defined in Section 35 (a) of the Zimbabwe School Examination Council Act Chapter 25:18.
He was initially sentenced to seven months imprisonment but four months of his sentence was suspended for five years on condition of good behaviour.
The remaining three months were suspended on condition that he performs 105 hours of community service at Donnington Police Station.
In passing the sentence the magistrate noted that Chipendo was a first offender.
However, Magistrate Sibanda ruled that the option of a fine was going to trivialise the offence and thus community service will allow Chipendo to introspect and also deter would-be offenders.
Allegations were that on 4 October 2022, Chipendo was writing the Ordinary Level Combined Science Paper 2 at Herentals College situated at Corner 6th Avenue and Lobengula Street.
It was further alleged that while collecting the answer sheets from the students, the informant discovered that Ndlovu had folded and torn answer sheets.
The informant quickly alerted the authorities who seized the material which they discovered was prepared answers for the Combined Science Paper 2 which was being written.
The matter was reported to the police and investigations led to Chipendo’s arrest. | <a href="https://www.bmetro.co.zw/exam-cheat-spared-jail-agony/">B-Metro</a>

Court Orders Exam Cheat To Perform 105 Hours Of Unpaid Service

The leakage of Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) Ordinary Level examinations appears to have been unprecedented in the country in 2022 as candidates had access to marking schemes before they sat for their final examinations in October and November.
ZIMSEC markers who declined to be named for security reasons told NewsDay that there is irrefutable evidence that candidates had marking schemes before they wrote the exams.
Some candidates reproduced the marking schemes for some papers “word for word” in their answer sheets according to NewsDay’s sources.
At some examination centres in Harare, the majority of pupils reportedly got high marks of up to 100% for Combined Science Paper 2 and others. An examiner who requested anonymity was quoted by NewsDay as saying:
<blockquote>
Some pupils reproduced the marking scheme in their answers, even the codes that are put on the documents to guide the markers, which the candidates did not know the meaning of.
It was clear that cheating occurred because some would write answers exactly as they were on the marking scheme but on the wrong question.
It is possible that every pupil in class can get an answer right, but not when the answer is the same in verbatim for a sentence. It is impossible unless they are copying from somewhere.
</blockquote>
ZIMSEC spokesperson Nichollette Dlamini said a comprehensive report will be published once investigations into the leakage of examinations are completed. She said:
<blockquote>
As reported to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee by our directorate and MoPSE [Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education], the marking activity was part of the measures to find those candidates who may or are suspected to have been involved in examination malpractice.
The comprehensive report and results, including those of other investigations, will be published at the completion of the exercise.
</blockquote>
Towards the end of last year, ZIMSEC officials told Parliament that about 590 suspects were caught cheating while sitting for November 2022 Ordinary and Advanced Level final examinations. | <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200005729/zimsec-marking-schemes-leaked-before-exams">NewsDay</a>

ZIMSEC Marking Schemes Leaked Before Exams | Report

The Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has demanded the nullification of the November 2022 Ordinary and Advanced Level Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) examinations.
This comes after five hundred and eighty-eight (588) candidates were caught cheating while sitting for the examinations.
In a post on Twitter, ARTUZ alleged that some candidates were reproducing the ZIMSEC marking scheme word to word, with some schools recording uniform answers. <a href="https://twitter.com/ARTUZ_teachers/status/1605173541841911808">ARTUZ said</a>:
<blockquote>
[The police] will have to nab more cheats. The cheating is beyond measure. We are learning that learners were reproducing the ZIMSEC marking scheme word to word.
Uniform answers whole school. We can’t conceal this. We should protect the integrity of our public exams. CID at UCE [United College of Education] in [Bulawayo] now.
</blockquote>
In <a href="https://twitter.com/ARTUZ_teachers/status/1605181866344353792">another tweet</a>, ARTUZ said “We call upon [ZIMSEC] to nullify these examinations. The whole exercise is now turning out to be a joke.”
Last week on Thursday, the ZIMSEC deputy director Farai Zisengwe and the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Director Barnabas Mangosho appeared before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Education led by Torerai Moyo.
Responding to legislators on the issue of the widespread leakage of examination papers, Zisengwe said:
<blockquote>
This is an issue that has not been concluded. We are doing the assessment and we are marking to identify these cheats.
About 588 candidates were caught along the way, but we believe there are more who will be caught during the marking period.
The board is going to be seized with the issue and we can confidently say Advanced Level results will be out in early January, but for Ordinary Level, we cannot say the same.
</blockquote>

Rural Teachers Demand Nullification Of 2022 ZIMSEC O' And A' Level Examinations

The Roman Catholic Church was forced to intervene and stop teachers at St Joseph Primary School from demanding US$2.00 from every pupil so that they will be allowed to sit for end-of-year tests.
Parents who spoke to Pindula News alleged that the Roman Catholic Church-run school, which has a reported enrolment of over 1 000 learners, asked parents and guardians to pay the money so that their children would be allowed to write end-of-term examinations.
The pupils were also made to pay ZWL$300 for Visual &amp; Performing Arts (VPA) and Physical Education (PE).
However, following an uproar by parents, Father Christopher Wusiku, who is the Local Responsible Authority for the school, directed that the learners should be given back their money, that is, the US$2 and the ZWL$300.
When contacted for comment, Father Wusiku refused to confirm or deny the reports but insisted that the parents are aware of the school’s position on the matter.
A source told Pindula News that it was never the school’s policy to request pupils to make payments towards their end-of-term tests but was an arrangement made by some teachers and their pupils.
St Joseph Primary School is situated at Mutora Growth Point In Gokwe North and is one of the largest and most prestigious schools in the district.

Parents Force Gokwe School To Back Down On End Of Year Exam "Fees"

A chemistry teacher at George Silundika High School, Joseph Moyo (36), recently appeared before Tsholotsho magistrate Regius Mawarire for leaking a Mathematics examinations paper.
Moyo was released on free bail and remanded to 15 December. He was ordered to continue residing at his given address in Cowdray Park, report at ZRP Cowdray Park once a fortnight, and stop visiting the school until the finalisation of investigations by the police.
Prosecutor, Valentine Makoni, told the court that Moyo was allegedly sent the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Ordinary Level Mathematics Paper 2 by one Farai Sibanda, who is still at large, via Bluetooth. Said Makoni:
<blockquote>
On 19 October, a day before the Mathematics paper 2 examination was written, Moyo conducted extra lessons for his Form Four learners at his laboratory during which he started revising the leaked paper.
</blockquote>
Moyo was represented by Thabekhulu Dube of Ncube and Partners. | <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/deputy-head-teachers-jailed-for-exam-paper-leak/">Chronicle</a>

Chemistry Teacher In Court Over Leaked Mathematics Exam Paper

The deputy headmaster and an English teacher at Sipepa High School in Tsholotsho district, Matabeleland North Province, have admitted to leaking a public examinations paper to candidates at the school.
Brian Mazendami (41) of 20596 Pumula South, Bulawayo, who is the deputy headmaster and the teacher, Makosini Mondela (50) of Sipepa Line in Tsholotsho, were each sentenced to three years in prison.
They were accused of leaking a Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) Ordinary Level English Paper 1.
The two were convicted on their own pleas of guilty to criminal abuse of duty as a public officer and contravening Section 35(a) and (b) of the ZIMSEC Act by Tsholotsho resident magistrate Victor Mpofu.
However, the two educators will not go to jail after the magistrate conditionally suspended 18 months of the sentence on the condition that they do not commit a similar offence within that period.
The remaining 18 months were also suspended on the condition that Mazendami and Mondela each perform 630 hours of community service starting this Monday, 21 November 2022.
Mondela will perform community service at Jakalasi Primary School in Tsholotsho while Mazendami will be at Godlwayo Primary School in Pumula.
Allegations were that on 14 October 2022, at around 4 PM, Mazendami and Mondela connived and opened the strong room, where the examination papers were kept.
The duo took out a sealed envelope containing English Language paper 1 (4005/01) November 2022 examination and copied two questions from the sealed envelope and then returned it to the strong room. Prosecutor Sharon Phiri said:
Mazendami then taught his selected students how to write compositions based on those topics. He then corrected them after submitting their compositions.
She further alleged that a whistle-blower sent an anonymous letter to ZIMSEC exposing the corruption and a taskforce team was set up to conduct investigations at Sipepa High School leading to the arrest of the two teachers. | <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/deputy-head-teachers-jailed-for-exam-paper-leak/">Chronicle</a>

Deputy School Head, Teacher Sentenced To 3 Years In Jail Each For Exam Paper Leak

A senior police officer, accused of leaking a law exam paper at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), was expected back in court on Tuesday for his bail hearing.
Superintendent Vigai Maunganidze, the provincial intelligence officer for Harare, appeared in court over the weekend, and again on Monday where his application, refusing to be placed on remand, was dismissed.
Presiding magistrate, Tranos Utahwashe, dismissed the application, saying there is reasonable suspicion that a crime was committed.
This warranted Maunganidze being placed on remand leading to the bail application.
Prosecutor Ephraim Zinyandu told the court that on 31 October 2022, Maunganidze obtained a UZ Faculty of Law examination paper on Administrative and Local Government Law for second-year students.
The paper was scheduled to be written on 3 November and he was among the students sitting for the exam.
It is alleged that Maunganidze shared the paper with Farai Madombi, a third-year Bachelor of Substantive Laws at UZ, via WhatsApp.
On 1 November, Madombi sat for his Company Law exam in the afternoon.
During the exam, some students were caught cheating and were disqualified.
After the exam, Madombi’s classmate, Tafadzwa Mugwadi, approached him and started discussing the exam paper they had written.
It alleged that Mugwadi started complaining about people who cheat in exams.
Mugwadi reportedly revealed plans to approach the Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development to expose exam cheats.
It is alleged that Madombi, who had leaked the Administrative and Local Government Law BLS204 exam paper, then forwarded the paper to Mugwadi.
Mugwadi immediately notified the UZ authorities, who confirmed the paper as the one to be written by second-year students on 3 November.
The university then issued a notice canceling the exam. | <a href="https://www.hmetro.co.zw/d-day-for-top-cop-over-leaked-exam-paper/">H-Metro</a>

Provincial Intelligence Officer Back In Court Over Leaked UZ Law Exam Paper

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested a senior police officer after he was found in possession of an examination paper that he was scheduled to write for a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree.
The suspect, Superintendent Vigai Maunganidze appeared in court in Harare on Saturday and was remanded in custody to Monday for bail hearing.
ZACC spokesperson Thandiwe Mlobane confirmed the arrest to <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/senior-cop-arrested-over-leaked-law-exam-paper/">The Herald</a> on Sunday night. She said:
<blockquote>
I can confirm the arrest of a senior police officer, Vengai Maunganidze on Friday, November 11 2022 on allegations of unlawful possession of an exam paper before the examination day and he appeared in court on November 12, 2022. Investigations are continuing.
</blockquote>
The leakage of examination papers has become a common occurrence and threatens to undermine the credibility of examination processes in the country.
Last week, the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) said some candidates, examination administrators, and members of the public have been arrested and have appeared before the courts over the leakage of Ordinary Level Question Papers.

ZACC Arrests Senior Cop Over Leaked Law Exam Paper

A 26-year-old Bulawayo man has been jailed for writing a Zimbabwe School Examination Council O’ Level Mathematics examination for another person.
Osmund Sibanda (26) from Cowdray Park in Bulawayo was hired by the candidate, Jeffrey Mumpande, to write the public exam for him and was only caught while writing the final paper.
The two men appeared before Victoria Falls resident magistrate Godswill Mavenge on Tuesday and were convicted of impersonation charges.
Sibanda and Mumpande both pleaded guilty to the offence and will serve eight months in jail each.
Prosecutors told the court that on 20 October at around 9 AM, Mumpande gave his national identity card and a statement of entry to Sibanda so that he could sit for Maths Paper Two on his behalf.
The matter came to light when the invigilator Simelokuhle Zvavanjanja was doing the verification process on all candidates and discovered that Sibanda was using Mumpande’s identity card. Court records read in part:
Investigations were carried out and it was discovered that the accused connived with Jeffery Mumpande to sit for his Mathematics examination using his candidate number 3088 and centre number 04377.
The matter was reported to the police, leading to the duo’s arrest.
Investigations established that the duo had used the same tactic to write the first paper on 19 October and were not caught.
The magistrate handed them 12-month jail terms each before suspending four months for five years on condition that they do not commit a similar offence. | <a href="https://vicfallslive.co.zw/index.php/2022/10/26/tailor-hired-to-write-o-level-maths-paper-jailed-eight-months/">VicFallsLive</a>

Tailor Hired To Write O' Level Maths Paper Jailed Eight Months

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has vowed to investigate the source of examination leakages of Zimbabwe School Examination Council (ZIMSEC) papers over the years.
Police suspect the soft copies of the papers are leaked by someone at the ZIMSEC head office in Harare.
Almost every year, the Maths and English papers are leaked, and ZIMSEC has lost integrity as a result.
ZIMSEC recently issued a statement confirming the leakage of the Ordinary Level Mathematics Paper 1 that was written on 18 October 2022.
The examinations management body added that some candidates who had pre-access to the question paper had been identified.
In a leaked police memorandum, dated 19 October 2022, a candidate at Bikita Fashu High School was seen with an English Paper 2 question paper with answers that he was copying during the English paper two examination which was running between 0900hrs and 1100hrs on the 19th of October 2022.
The school head reported the matter to the police and further investigations established that the candidate had also received a soft copy of a suspected Mathematics Paper. The memo reads in part:
<blockquote>
It appears this year’s ZIMSEC examinations are seriously leaked and it appears the source is in Harare and chances are high that the leakages are from ZIMSEC offices in Harare. Action should be taken on ZIMSEC head offices where the soft copies originate.
Pamushana High School has a long history of leaking examinations and the source, Chimbodzikai village Chief Marozva Bikita is near Pamushana High School.
</blockquote>

Police Suspect ZIMSEC Head Office Is The Source Of Exam Leakages

A Grade Seven pupil at Muvhimwa Primary School in Makoni District was injured when a classroom roof was blown off while the learners were sitting for their ZIMSEC examinations last week.
Makoni District Schools Inspector, George Chidhakwa, confirmed the incident to <a href="https://www.manicapost.co.zw/new-roof-blown-off-during-exam/">The Manica Post</a> adding that it did not affect the examination as the invigilating teacher was collecting answer sheets from the learners. Said Chidhakwa:
<blockquote>
Some roofing sheets were blown off at Muvhimwa Primary and there are no reports of injuries to learners and staff. The examination was not disturbed.
</blockquote>
However, a source at the school said that one of the learners suffered minor injuries when asbestos sheets fell into the classroom. Said the source:
<blockquote>
Strong winds swept through our school and one classroom where the learners were sitting for a Shona paper had its roof blown off.
The asbestos sheets fell right into the classroom where the invigilator was collecting answer sheets from the candidates.
A learner was hit by debris and sustained minor injuries. The teacher managed to control the stampeding learners.
</blockquote>

Roof Blown Off During ZIMSEC Examinations

The 2022 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) examinations will begin this month, with all exams set to be completed before year-end.
Grade Seven candidates will sit for their first examination on September 26 and finish on October 10.
Ordinary and Advanced Level candidates will start the exam season with practical tests on September 16 and finish on November 29.
Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education director communications and advocacy Taungana Ndoro told <a href="https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/no-public-exam-spillovers-as-normalcy-returns">The Sunday Mail</a> that the 2022 examinations will be completed this year as there have been no disruptions caused by COVID-19. Ndoro said:
<blockquote>
There were fewer disruptions this year by the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the last two years, so we expect the examinations to be completed this year.
The exams will not be spilling over to next year as what was happening over the past two years.
So much focus will be on this year’s examination classes as well as next year’s examination classes so that we increase the pass rate.
So we expect to slowly start returning to our normal school calendar.
We will, however, continue with our online lessons which include radio lessons.
</blockquote>
Ndoro further said that learners will be required to wear face masks indoors, while some high-risk sporting activities remain suspended. He said:
<blockquote>
We are guided by the National COVID-19 Taskforce, therefore, masks will continue to be worn indoors at schools as well as enforcement of other COVID-19 protocols such as basic hygiene of sanitising, hand washing and avoiding overcrowding.
In terms of sporting, at the moment we will continue to use the circular that was issued during the second term and we will be guided by the COVID-19 task force and the Ministry of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation.
</blockquote>
ZIMSEC board chairperson Eddie Mwenje said the number of candidates who registered for this year’s exams has increased compared to the last two years.
National Association of School Heads (NASH) president Arthur Maphosa attributed the increased enrolment to the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) programme, a government initiative that pays school fees for hundreds of thousands of learners.

2022 ZIMSEC Examinations Won't Spillover Into New Year

Suspected burglars last week stole R24 000 from Dikili Primary School in Tsholotsho that was meant for examination fees.
The suspects broke into the school’s strongroom and took the box that contained the money and later dumped it at the school’s sporting fields.
The box was later discovered by the School Development Committee (SDC) chairperson Rodger Madebe Mpofu. It had R540.
Mpofu is also an overnight security guard at the nearby Dikili Secondary School which was also robbed last term.
The Chronicle quoted a police source as saying the robbery could be an inside job as there was no forced entry into the headmaster’s office where the strongroom is. Said the source:
<blockquote>
The theft was discovered in the morning by the receipting teacher. However, what is strange is that there was no forced entry into the office.
The main door was intact including that of the strongroom which suggests that it’s clearly an inside job. It’s someone who had the keys or the duplicate keys.
</blockquote>
Detectives at Tsholotsho Police Station picked up the headmaster, a Mr Ngwenya and his deputy, one Ms Ncube for questioning but later released them after spending a night in police cells.
Pupils at the school may fail to sit for the Grade Seven examinations unless the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) allows the pupils to write the exams without paying the fees.
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson in Matabeleland North Province Inspector Glory Banda confirmed the burglary and said investigations are in progress.
Provincial Education Director for Matabeleland North Jabulani Mpofu said they will engage ZIMSEC to ensure the pupils are not disadvantaged.
More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/r24-000-school-exam-fees-stolen/">Chronicle</a>

R24 000 ZIMSEC Exam Fees Stolen From School

The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has extended the registration period for November 2022 Grade 7, Ordinary and Advanced Level candidates to 5 August.
ZIMSEC had initially set the registration window between July 22 and 29 but school authorities struggled to register candidates yesterday after the ZIMSEC system reportedly stopped accepting new entries on Thursday night.
In an interview with State media, ZIMSEC spokesperson Nicky Dlamini said the system failure was a security measure.
She added that when the system reopens, payments done in local currency will be pegged at the exchange rate of $488 to US$1 (during the previous window the rate was US$1:$455). Said Dlamini:
<blockquote>
As we speak I am sending out communication that we have opened up a new window from the 1st to the 5th of August.
Those who are still to make payments can use that window and this period is for payment and registration and centres must not close now.
For those who will pay in local currency, the rate will be $488 to US$1.
… The system does that. It’s a security measure and when it reopens the new rate will apply.
</blockquote>
Grade 7 learners will pay US$10 for all subjects, while O and A Level students are paying US$11 and US$22 for the first seven and three subjects per subject, respectively, following a 55% government subsidy for public, local authority and not-for-profit mission schools.
O and A Level students will pay the full amounts of US$24 and US$48 for each extra subject thereafter.
More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/zimsec-extends-examinations-registration/">The Herald</a>

ZIMSEC Extends Examinations Registration Deadline

Educators have pleaded with the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) to extend the examinations registration deadline amid reports that thousands of parents and guardians are struggling to raise the fees.
ZIMSEC opened registration for Grade 7, Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations for this year from July 22 to 29.
Zimbabwe National Union of School Heads secretary-general Munyaradzi Majoni on Wednesday told NewsDay that thousands of pupils may fail to write examinations this year if ZIMSEC sticks to the Friday deadline. He said:
<blockquote>
The situation is dire as parents are failing to afford the fees. There is a need for ZIMSEC to be considerate and extend the deadline.
That is one possible solution since the cry for the fees to be reduced was not taken heed of.
The prevailing economic environment has affected consumer spending and parents are struggling to make ends meet, let alone raise the thousands of dollars required for a child to register for the examinations.
Some candidates had not yet paid their fees and schools are demanding that they clear their fees first before they can be able to register, which makes the situation even more complicated for those parents who are rushing to meet the deadline.
</blockquote>
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) president Takavafira Zhou concurred with Majoni on the need to extend the registration deadline. Said Zhou:
<blockquote>
There is no need to rush with the registration deadline. Pupils need at least a month for them to secure the funds that are required. The exam fees are exorbitant and beyond affordability.
According to a random survey that we have conducted, about half of the eligible registrants had not yet managed to register by yesterday and the chances that the other half will raise the funds in two days are slim.
It is clear that if the examination board sticks to its initial deadline many pupils will be left out.
We are seeing parents who are forking out up to $83 000 for their children to register more than the seven subjects that are subsidised and it’s beyond the affordability of many.
</blockquote>
The ZIMSEC examination fees are payable in United States dollars or the equivalent in Zimbabwe dollars at a rate of US$1:$455.
Grade 7 learners will pay US$10 for all subjects, while O and A Level students are paying US$11 and US$22 for the first seven and three subjects per subject, respectively, following a 55% government subsidy for public, local authority and not-for-profit mission schools.
O and A Level students will pay the full amounts of US$24 and US$48 for each extra subject thereafter.
Grade 6 pupils are also required to pay the recently introduced ZIMSEC termly examination fees of US$5.
More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2022/07/panic-over-zimsec-exams-deadline/">NewsDay</a>

Thousands Of Learners Failing To Pay ZIMSEC Exam Fees - Teachers

The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has petitioned authorities at Mahombekombe Primary School to allow pupils to register for their Grade Seven examinations despite the non-payment of registration fees guaranteed by the government.
ZLHR’s Tinashe Chinopfukutwa on Tuesday 26 July 2022 gave a twenty-four-hour ultimatum to the school’s headmaster only identified as Beretino to allow the beneficiaries of the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) to register for the November Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) examinations. ZLHR said:
<blockquote>
Without giving any reasons, Beretino reportedly told parents and guardians that their children’s examination registration fees will not be paid through the government-backed BEAM programme.
Parents and guardians are expected to make payments at examination registration centres by Friday 29 July 2022.
In response to Beretino’s conduct, Chinopfukutwa on Tuesday 26 July 2022 served him with a letter demanding that he within twenty-four hours forward the list of names of all Grade Seven students, who are enrolled on the BEAM programme to the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC), for payment of their 2022 examination fees.
Chinopfukutwa protested that the summary and arbitrary decision to withhold BEAM benefits to the pupils is unlawful, and constitutes a breach of the learners’ right to “basic State-funded education”.
In addition, Beretino’s conduct, Chinopfukutwa said, amounts to treating the learners in an unfair and discriminatory manner based on the economic and social status of their disadvantaged parents and guardians.
This, the human rights lawyer said, is a breach of the affected learners’ right to equality and non-discrimination as set out in section 56 of the Constitution.
Chinopfukutwa also warned that Beretino’s conduct amounts to a breach of the affected learners’ right to administrative justice guaranteed in section 68 of the Constitution, which entitles them to be furnished with reasons in writing for the adverse administrative conduct that the school head has adopted against the learners.
Chinopfukutwa said Beretino’s failure to comply with the students’ parents and guardians’ demands will leave him with no choice but to institute legal action against the school head seeking an order to compel him to register the students so as to write their Grade Seven examinations.
</blockquote>

Headmaster Denies Pupils ZIMSEC Registration Over Non-payment Of BEAM

Teachers’ unions have called for the extension of the 2022 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) examinations registration deadline which opened from 22 to 29 July.
This comes amid reports that thousands of learners may fail to sit for the examinations because parents and guardians throughout the country have failed to raise the registration fees.
Some schools are reportedly demanding payment exclusively in United States dollars, claiming that they do not have swipe machines or other RTGS payment facilities.
Others had set their own deadline of 27 July because they needed time to reconcile all the payments, including those that were made via bank transfers.
ZIMSEC spokesperson Nicholette Dlamini said an extension of the deadline will be considered based on the recommendations from the reports submitted by the examination centres. She said:
<blockquote>
ZIMSEC deadlines are set with the belief that parents and guardians will meet the deadlines.
After the set deadlines, reports will be submitted from centres along with recommendations which will inform ZIMSEC in order to make decisions pertaining to the registration window without prejudice to the candidates.
</blockquote>
ZIMSEC opened registration for Grade 7, Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations for this year from 22 to 29 July.
The fees are payable in United States dollars or the equivalent in Zimbabwe dollars at a rate of US$1:$455.
Zimbabwe National Union of School Heads (NASH) secretary-general Munyaradzi Majoni said:
<blockquote>
The situation is dire as parents are failing to afford the fees. There is a need for ZIMSEC to be considerate and extend the deadline.
</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2022/07/panic-over-zimsec-exams-deadline/">NewsDay</a>

Teachers Urge ZIMSEC To Extend Exam Registration Deadline

Seventh-day Adventist-run Mundondo High School located in Gutu South is demanding that Form Four pupils clear their school fees arrears before they are allowed to register for the November 2022 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) examinations.
The government has barred schools from sending pupils home over non-payment of school fees or withholding ZIMSEC results if parents or guardians fail to pay tuition on time.
However, Mundondo High School Head Selenia Jinga said school authorities have to take drastic measures to ensure that parents clear fees arrears to enable the school to register Ordinary Level pupils. She said:
<blockquote>
We cannot allow parents to just pay examination fees without paying school fees. This will cost us as a school.
Fees should be paid on or before the opening day. That is what the law says.
Parents should strive to pay up their children’s school fees in line with the policy.
If a parent pays ZIMSEC registration fees, it doesn’t mean that they have registered. They have simply deposited funds into the school account.
The school will then use the school fees to process ZIMSEC registration such as buying bond paper, ink for printers, photocopying and ferrying the documents to ZIMSEC offices.
So if parents fail to pay fees, the school will not be able to process the ZIMSEC registration.
</blockquote>
It is now feared that some prospective Ordinary Level pupils will fail to register for their final examination due to fees arrears.

School Denies Pupils ZIMSEC Registration Over School Fees Arrears

The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) said that schools will no longer incur bank charges when they remit examination fees to the examinationS body.
ZIMSEC undertook to meet the bank charges and the development has been welcomed by schools.
Previously, some schools incurred bank charges of as much as $200 000 while ZIMSEC received their full share of the money.
In a statement via finance circular Number 5 of 2022 and addressed to Zimsec regional managers, heads of Ordinary and Advanced Level examination centres as well as primary schools heads, ZIMSEC director of finance, Zipora Muzenda said:
<blockquote>
ZIMSEC has considered the issue of bank charges incurred in remitting examination fees for ZIMSEC and is accordingly advising that all bank charges will be borne by ZIMSEC.
The examination fees paid should be less the bank charges incurred and should be supported by the bank statement reflecting the same.
Therefore the amount payable plus the bank charges should tally with the amount payable on the statement of fees and centres should engage their bankers before the transaction is made.
</blockquote>
National Association of Secondary Schools Heads (NASH) president Arthur Maphosa, who is also the Gwanda High School school head, welcomed the move by ZIMSEC.
He said schools were losing a lot of money in bank charges, money that would have gone towards development projects in schools.
More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/bank-charges-relief-for-schools-remitting-exam-fees/">Chronicle</a>

ZIMSEC To Pay Bank Charges For Schools Remitting Exam Fees

Parliamentarians have accused the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) and the government of insincerity regarding the methods of payment for public examination fees.
The deadline for the payment of November public examination fees was set for 31 July.
ZIMSEC pegged the exam fees in US dollars with an option for parents to pay in the local currency.
However, the examination body has reportedly requested school heads to take foreign currency as the Zimdollar is volatile.
Speaking about the issue of public examinations in the National Assembly recently, Bikita East legislator, Johnson Madhuku (ZANU PF), said:
<blockquote>
I rise on an issue of national interest and this concerns the issue of examination fees for the O level and A level students for the 2022 examination.
I remember a few weeks ago we were presented with a statement from the Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education whereby he promised that the Ministry was looking into the issue with a view to revising downwards the fees charged to these students.
We were very much worried that the fees were too high and were going to disadvantage some students by failing to pay the examination fees.
We also raised the issue that the examination fees were pegged in USD as well as in the ZWL$.
However, what is surprising is that the deadline for the payment of these examination fees is supposed to be the end of this month but we have seen and heard reports from schools whose headmasters have been called for meetings and have been instructed that the candidates have to pay in the USD.
This is disturbing because the Ministry is not being sincere.
Now, the heads have been instructed that they have to accept fees in USD for the simple reason that if the fees are paid in the ZWL$ now, at the time of remitting the money to ZIMSEC it would have lost value because of the high inflation.
Therefore, we feel this is very unfair, not only to the prospective candidates but even to the parents also. A lot of these parents, especially in rural areas, do not earn USD.
</blockquote>
Madhuku demanded that the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Evelyn Ndlovu should return to the Parliament and explain why the government has changed goalposts.
<h4>More: <a href="https://cite.org.zw/zimsec-govt-insincere-on-exam-fees-payments-mp/">CITE</a></h4>

ZIMSEC, Govt Insincere Regarding Exam Fees Payments - MP

The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) will announce the Zimbabwe dollar rate for examination registration fees on 22 July 2022.
ZIMSEC delayed announcing examination fees in Zimbabwe dollars in order to cushion itself against inflation since the exchange rate changes every week.
Speaking in an interview with The Sunday News, ZIMSEC spokesperson Nichollete Dlamini said the rate will not change when schools register candidates from 22 July to 29 July.
She also warned schools against setting their own deadlines for payment of exam fees. Said Dlamini:
<blockquote>
Since the interbank rate changes weekly, we will announce the rate that will be used. It will be a blanket rate that will apply to all schools.
From 22 July to 29 July, we will hold that rate and it will not change so as to allow all parents to pay in an equitable way.
We have also heard of schools setting their own deadlines for the payment of fees and we want to make it clear that it is not allowed.
Some schools might perhaps say they want to end payments on 25 or 26 July for administration purposes so they remit to ZIMSEC and that may be understandable, but they have a month to do that.
It is also important to note that registration is not the same as payment.
Schools have been allowed to register pupils while they wait for payment which is forthcoming.
Registration serves as a way of helping schools determine just how many pupils, they can expect payment from.
</blockquote>
Dlamini said parents and guardians are allowed to make payments using any of the currencies in use in the country.
Initially, ZIMSEC had announced that examination fees can only be paid in Zimbabwe dollars but this is no longer the case since the government recently passed a law making foreign currencies legal tender.
According to ZIMSEC, Grade Seven examination fees will be US$30 for all the subjects.
Ordinary Level fees were pegged at US$11 per subject for candidates in public, local authorities-run, and non-profit making schools with the Government paying a subsidy of US$24 while those in private schools and colleges fork out US$24 per subject.
Advanced Level candidates in public and local authority-run schools will pay US$22 per subject with the Government contributing US$26 in subsidy.
Private schools and college candidates shall pay US$48 per subject.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/zimsec-clears-air-on-forex-exam-fees/">The Sunday News</a></h4>

ZIMSEC To Announce Zim Dollar Rate For Registration On 22 July

The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) says schools are not allowed to demand examination fees exclusively in foreign currency.
ZIMSEC spokesperson Nicky Dlamini told The Sunday News that parents and guardians are allowed to make payments using any of the currencies in use in the country (that is Zimbabwe dollars, US Dollars, Rands, Pula, etcetera).
Dlamini was responding to reports that some schools around the country have been demanding payment for examination fees exclusively in foreign currency. She said:
<blockquote>
Schools cannot force parents to pay in foreign currency. That is not allowed and therefore against the regulations.
We have received reports of schools doing this and they are being reprimanded accordingly.
This is where parents have to step up and play a watchdog role so they can alert us when schools are flouting the rules and asking them to pay in forex.
</blockquote>
Dlamini said ZIMSEC had initially given the green light to schools, particularly those around border towns, to receive payments in foreign currency for schools.
She said the schools had applied to ZIMSEC requesting a waiver allowing them to deal in forex.
The examinations body had previously announced that all examination fees must be paid in Zimbabwe dollars. Dlamini said:
<blockquote>
After we made the announcement that parents can pay the examination fees at the interbank rate equivalent to the quoted USD amounts, we received a letter from schools in areas like Beitbridge and Lower Chiredzi asking for a waiver that would allow them to pay in hard currency.
This is because parents in those areas, use foreign currency on a daily basis and it would be a bit hard for them to get access to RTGS to pay the fees.
So, we have now resolved to allow parents to pay in whatever currency they have access to at that particular time.
If they have rands or RTGS they can pay the equivalent of the fee that was gazetted.
</blockquote>
Dlamini added that all schools across the country can collect the money in foreign currency as the Government has adopted a multi-currency system but those that receive payments in forex must also remit the same to the examination body. She said:
<blockquote>
So, schools can accept all currencies and we made this regulation in light of the monetary policy resolutions that have been announced by the Government recently.
However, it is important for schools to also note that, when they receive foreign currency, whether it’s USD or rands, they also have to receipt and also remit to ZIMSEC in that currency.
We will not allow a situation where schools accept foreign currency from parents but want to remit RTGS.
Schools that attempt to do that will be reprimanded and punished.
</blockquote>
Payment of examination fees is supposed to take place between 22 and 29 July.
According to ZIMSEC, Grade Seven examination fees will be US$30 for all the subjects.
Ordinary Level fees were pegged at US$11 per subject for candidates in public, local authorities-run, and non-profit making schools with the Government paying a subsidy of US$24 while those in private schools and colleges fork out US$24 per subject.
Advanced Level candidates in public and local authority-run schools will pay US$22 per subject with the Government contributing US$26 in subsidy.
Private schools and college candidates shall pay US$48 per subject.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/zimsec-clears-air-on-forex-exam-fees/">The Sunday News</a></h4>

ZIMSEC Clears Air On Forex Exam Fees

School heads have pleaded with the Zimbabwe School Examination Council (ZIMSEC) to open a bank account solely for examinations where candidates can directly deposit examination fees.
The president of the National Association of Secondary School Heads (NASH), Arthur Maphosa, who is also Gwanda High School head, said such an initiative by ZIMSEC will save schools from huge bank charges.
Currently, schools administer the registration of candidates and collect registration fees, which they then transfer to the examination body but incur bank charges in the process.
Speaking in Victoria Falls where some school heads were attending a NASH conference, Maphosa said bank charges incurred by schools when transferring examination fees to ZIMSEC leave some of them poorer. Said Maphosa:
<blockquote>
While we appreciate that the registration of candidates is our responsibility, the transmission of money from schools to ZIMSEC has become a serious expenditure on schools.
There is also an urgent need to address this issue as schools are left financially poorer every time they collect these fees on behalf of the examination council.
Schools suffer bank and transport costs for business which does not benefit them and we appeal to the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education and ZIMSEC to help address this nightmare.
It could be better if those charges could be taken care of by ZIMSEC. The unfortunate scenario is that those expenses are then passed on to the poor parents because schools get forced to review their fees in order to keep operating.
</blockquote>
ZIMSEC spokesperson Nicky Dlamini told CITE that they had engaged the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development for exemption of bank charges but the application was rejected.
<h4>More: <a href="https://cite.org.zw/schools-engage-zimsec-on-exam-fees-bank-charges/">CITE</a></h4>

"ZIMSEC Exam Fees Bank Charges Impoverish Schools"

The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has announced the examination fees for the 2022 Grade Six, Grade Seven, Ordinary Level and Advanced Level candidates.
The Government will subside examination fees by 55% for candidates in Public schools, Local Authority schools and not for profit Mission Schools.
All candidates in private schools and colleges, including private candidates in public schools, will pay the full cost of the examination fees. ZIMSEC said in a statement:
<blockquote>
The 2022 examination fees are pegged against the USD. However, parents and guardians are advised to pay the fees at the prevailing interbank rate, as of 22 July 2022, which will be communicated by ZIMSEC to all centres.
Payments in USD are not to be made or accepted by school/centre heads. Parents and Guardians must make payments at their respective centres during the period 22 July to 29 July 2022.
</blockquote>
Below is a table of the approved 2022 Examination registration fees:
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.83">Examination Level</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.78">USD Portion Paid by Candidates (Public schools, local authority and not for profit Mission schools) Payable ONLY in ZWL at interbank rate as at 22 July 2022</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.88">USD Portion Paid by Government (Subsidy)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.66">USD Total Fees (Private school, college and private candidates) Payable ONLY in ZWL at interbank rate as at 22 July 2022</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.7">Grade 7 (2022) (Termly fees For ALL subjects)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.94">$10.00</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.95">$12.00</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.94">$22.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.81">Grade 6 (2022) (Termly fees for ALL subjects)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.95">$5.00</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.97">$6.00</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.96">$11.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.64">Ordinary Level (Per subject)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.86">$11.00</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.96">$13.00</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.91">$24.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.57">Advanced Level (Per subject)</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.94">$22.00</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.95">$26.00</td>
<td title="Character Accurarcy=99.97">$48.00</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
ZIMSEC urged parents and/or guardians as well as candidates to take heed of the registration period of 22 July to 29 July 2022 and the closing dates that will be given to them by their respective school or centre to avoid inconveniences. ZIMSEC said:
<blockquote>
No payments should be made directly into the ZIMSEC account by Parents/ Guardians, centres are requested not to allow individual candidates to make their own deposits into the ZIMSEC Account.
There will be no late registration for November 2022 examinations.
</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/zimsec-publishes-2022-exam-fees/">ZBC News</a></h4>

ZIMSEC Announces Examination Fees... In United States Dollars

The Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) is yet to pay some examiners who marked the 2021 Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations, several months after they completed the exercise.
In previous years, the markers would receive their dues soon after completing the tasks or before the release of the results.
One of the affected markers who spoke to NewsDay on condition of anonymity said:
<blockquote>
It appears ZIMSEC is no longer concerned about our payments because the results are already out.
We signed our contracts early this year and the value of the funds has been depreciating over the months.
ZIMSEC should review our allowances in view of the rise in the cost of living.
This is to ensure that we benefit from the actual value.
</blockquote>
ZIMSEC spokesperson Nicholette Dlamini said the examinations body was still processing the payments.
She, however, said the examiners will be paid according to what was agreed regardless of the depreciation of the local currency. Said Dlamini:
<blockquote>
Examination markers are being paid, so I am not sure which markers are claiming that they have not been paid.
At the moment, ZIMSEC is in the process of depositing the funds into the examiners’ accounts, which started this week and the process will be complete by the end of this week.
In terms of the difference due to deprecation, I cannot comment on that. We will pay them according to what we agreed.
As for their grievances, they know our structures and how to present them.
</blockquote>
Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) secretary-general Goodwill Taderera said some markers received their payments from ZIMSEC last week but the money had already lost its value.
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe accused ZIMSEC of trivialising the importance of teachers.
Meanwhile, NewsDay reported insiders as saying ZIMSEC is struggling with finances hence its failure to pay the markers on time.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2022/05/zimsec-yet-to-pay-o-a-level-markers/">NewsDay</a></h4>

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