'Nothing wrong with 'fake' degrees,' says Zanu-PF minister

In yesterday's senate session, Mashonaland Central Senator Damian Mumvuri (Zanu-PF) asked Higher and Tertiary Education Science and Technology Development Minister Olivia Muchena Government's reaction to the "controversy" surrounding the awarding of honorary degrees to most influential philanthropists including musician Oliver Mtukudzi last week by the International Institute of Philanthropy.

Minister Muchena said there was nothing wrong with the degrees since they were awarded for philanthropic work. She said the degrees they are concerned with are for those people sit for.

In the same session Primary and Secondary Education Minister Lazarus Dokora told Senators that Government had only banned extra lessons for non-examination classes.

He was responding to Zanu-PF Senator for Midlands, Tsitsi Muzenda, who wanted to know the correct Government position on incentives and holiday lessons.