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Zimsec exams proceed without reported leakages
The 2024 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Grade 7, Ordinary, and Advanced Level examinations have unfolded without any reports of paper leakages, marking a significant improvement compare...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:07hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Unfair Labor Practice: ZIMSEC's Unpaid Invigilation Policy
The Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) has been criticized for its controversial policy of forcing teachers to invigilate public exams without compensation, while exam markers receive payme...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 21:10hrs | 1622 | by Nkomah Isaac
8 exam cheats arrested in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has reported that among the eight suspects apprehended for various fraudulent activities, including an attempt to take an exam on behalf of another candid...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
MSU student fingered in fake Zimsec examination scam
ZIMSEC has revealed that a number of people have been arrested for examination fraud, from advertising fake papers to smuggling answer sheets out of the exam room.In a statement, Zimsec said t...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 15:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 pupil gives birth, writes exam from hospital bed
SHE is 13 years old but already a mother of a one-month-old baby girl.The girl, of Mkhosana in Victoria Falls, shocked all and sundry when she wrote part of her Zimsec Grade Seven general exam...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers 'frog-marched' to Mnangagwa indaba
THOUSANDS of teachers have been commandeered to attend the launch today in Harare of the Teachers for Economic Development (ED), a shadowy union reported to be championing President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
491 Zimbabwean teachers up for Rwandan jobs
MORE than 491 Zimbabwean educators have been registered to undergo job interviews next week for possible recruitment by the Rwandan government under a worker-exchange agreement struck between Harare a...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt reads riot act on exams invigilation
GOVERNMENT has ordered teachers to invigilate the ongoing Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) examinations or face penalties for failure to comply with the lawful order.Some teachers...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:32hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec registrations decline
THE number of pupils who registered to sit for public examinations fell sharply this year, declining to nearly half of last year's numbers on account of the Covid-19.About 643 000 pupils are s...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:46hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimta demands forex bonuses for teachers
THE Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (Zimta) has demanded that teachers' bonuses be paid in foreign currency to cushion them against inflation.Bonuses for teachers are due this month.Tea...Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 05:35hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec markers down pens over allowances
ZIMBABWE School Examination Council (Zimsec) markers yesterday downed tools demanding transport and subsistence allowances two weeks after commencing duty.The striking markers were marking 202...Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 05:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
No date yet for schools opening
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has said there is no date yet for the opening of schools, while the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (Zimsec) says there will be no public exam res...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 05:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pay invigilators, says Artuz
AMALGAMATED Rural Teacher's Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) national secretarygeneral Robson Chere has called on the government to facilitate payment of teachers who took part in invigilating the Zimbabwe S...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 22:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Invigilators paid with plates of isitshwala
THE country's examination body, the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) last week allegedly paid some "O" Level examination invigilators with plates of isitshwala instead of cash, which has ...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Modalities for exams tweaked
Authorities have put in place adequate measures to cater for public examination candidates affected by transport challenges without compromising the credibility of the system by allowing latecomers to...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 10:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown hits exam classes
THOUSANDS of students writing Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council "O" and "A" Level examinations were yesterday caught in the crossfire due to the absence of clear-cut directives which resulted in t...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
70% of Govt staff working from home
Government has suspended face to face meetings in the public service to ensure safety of its employees and has trimmed its workforce to 30 percent as the ongoing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
English exam leak: Buhera candidates caught with answers
There is strong suspicion that there was a leak of Zimsec English Exam Paper 1 after two candidates, one external and another a student at Murambinda B Secondary were caught with answers during a sitt...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 06:08hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec in 'O' Level exam scandal
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) was yesterday accused of presiding over "sham" examinations for several ‘O' level subjects with schools around the country receiving incomplete mate...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Schools to remain open
About 30 public schools have recorded cases of Covid-19 since reopening in September, a development which does not warrant the early closure of learning institutions, Government has said.Zimba...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Reprieve for Covid-19+ students
PUBLIC examination candidates who test positive for Covid-19 will be allowed to sit for their exams under special health protocols, that include sitting in isolated exam rooms with strict monitoring b...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chaos looms at schools, says Minister
THE reopening of schools for the last batch of pupils next week might be chaotic, with Primary and Secondary Education deputy minister Edgar Moyo yesterday admitting that they don't have enough teache...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
No pay, no invigilation: Zimsec told
TEACHERS have threatened to withdraw invigilation services in the Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) October to November examinations if the public exam body reneges on paying them their due...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimsec issues warning on fake exam papers
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has said members of the public must guard against fraudsters selling fake examination papers ahead of the 2019 June public examinations that start on ...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government agrees to review teachers' allowances
GOVERNMENT has agreed to increase allowances for teachers and is monitoring the situation in schools to decide on the course of action to take against those who are not reporting for work. The...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Exam cheat' teacher speaks out
A TEACHER from Camelot High School in Kwekwe, who was allegedly caught red handed trying to write a Mathematics examination paper for a pupil, has vehemently denied the allegations saying although he ...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 09:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimsec warns of fake exam papers
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council has warned that unscrupulous people are selling "fake examination papers." The fake papers are being sold for as much as $50 per copy. In a statement, ...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:37hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec slam 'Miracle Colleges' as examination session begins
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council wishes to inform the nation that the October/ November 2018 examination session has started. The writing of national examinations will run until 27 Nov...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 07:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec warns against cheating
STAKEHOLDERS should report "Miracle colleges" that allegedly help pupils to "spot" questions in examination papers to curb cheating in this year's public examinations, The Zimbabwe School Examinations...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 06:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teachers demand payment for exams
TEACHERS have demanded payment for invigilating the Zimsec public examinations that start tomorrow.Grade Seven public examinations starts tomorrow while O and A-level public examinations start...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 19:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Teachers demand pay for invigilating
TEACHERS have demanded payment from the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) for invigilating public examinations. Invigilation has always been deemed part of teachers' duties so they...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers request ZIMSEC meeting
Teachers under the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe PTZU have threatened to boycott participating in the upcoming ZIMSEC examinations if the examination board fails to engage them and come up wi...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 16:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimsec prints exam papers in the UK
THE Zimbabwe Examinations Council (Zimsec) is printing part of the November public examination papers in the United Kingdom to avoid leakages, it has been revealed.Zimsec has its own printing ...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec assures candidates meals, overnight accommodation
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has assured all candidates who are going to re-write the Ordinary-Level English Paper 2 next Friday at boarding schools that they will get overnight a...Published: 10 Feb 2018 at 07:10hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Pupil tries to commit suicide after being caught cheating in exam
AN Upper Six pupil from Sizane High School in Bulawayo allegedly tried to commit suicide twice after she was caught cheating in a Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Biology paper 3 examinat...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 06:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe PhD furore forces UZ exams suspension
THE University of Zimbabwe (UZ) was yesterday forced to suspend examinations mid-stream after students demonstrated demanding that vice-chancellor Levi Nyagura explain the circumstances under which Fi...Published: 21 Nov 2017 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimsec confirms Maths paper leak
ZIMBABWE Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) has confirmed that 12 "independent candidates" unduly accessed the Ordinary Level Mathematics Paper 1 question paper and have since been reported to the p...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 22:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T MP caught cheating in exam
"WHEN the going gets tough the tough gets going" so goes an old adage.However, for MDC-T National Assembly member for Tsholotsho, Ms Lwazi Sibanda (proportional representation) when the examin...Published: 27 Nov 2016 at 09:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Wales University NOT for Aspiring Zimbabwean Students
I want to send an honest advice to Zimbabwean Students aspiring to study at the University of Wales Trinity Saint Davids. I will try to keep my advice as honest as possible and in that honest, I wish ...Published: 20 Nov 2016 at 15:15hrs | 1 | by Ryton Dzimiri
Man sends friend to write his O'Level maths exam while he waits at bottle store
A Chinhoyi deputy headmaster tracked down a man to a bottle store after he sent his friend to write Ordinary Level Mathematics examination for him.Tapiwa Machimu was due to sit for the examina...Published: 31 Oct 2016 at 12:47hrs | | by Alice Dube
Labour Court order reinstatement of Zimra employee
Bulawayo Labour Court judge Justice Moya-Matshanga has reinstated an employee who was two years ago dismissed by his employer, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) for taking annotated statutes into...Published: 13 Apr 2016 at 06:29hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Suspended school head over leaking exams gets court reprieve
The case against Mhari High School head, Goodwell Manyame who is alleged to have shown exam questions to candidates during last year's November exams has been withdrawn from Chivhu Magistrates' Courts...Published: 08 Feb 2016 at 05:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter
O-Level examination cheats arrested
POLICE have arrested two men for allegedly writing Monday's O-Level Mathematics Paper 1 Ordinary Level examination, one for his brother and the other for his girlfriend.Bright Dube, 23, who li...Published: 28 Oct 2015 at 05:36hrs | | by Leonard Ncube and Fairness Moyana
WhatsApp exposes O-Level exam cheats
WhatsApp messages exposed four cheating Ordinary Level Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Integrated Science paper 2 candidates half-way through the exam at Mabvuku High School.The ...Published: 15 Aug 2015 at 09:41hrs | 15 | by Fungai Lupande
Zimsec English paper leaks again?
THE credibility of the 2014 'O' Level English examination written on Monday could be questioned again amid revelations that the recently reset English Paper 1 could have leaked following a mistake b...Published: 28 Nov 2014 at 09:16hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter
Teacher beats up 2 invigilators
A male teacher at a school in Nkayi went berserk and allegedly rained blows on two female invigilators after they refused to accept an integrated science examination script he had allegedly written on...Published: 21 Nov 2014 at 06:57hrs | | by Thubelihle Mabhena
Exam cheats in court
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy from Msiteli High School in Bulawayo, who was alleged to have leaked a Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) mathematics paper two, yesterday appeared in court.The boy...Published: 12 Nov 2014 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimsec in another exam scandal
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has been sucked into yet another examination scandal after one of the questions in the Grade 7 mathematics multiple choice questions failed to provid...Published: 15 Oct 2014 at 15:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
June exams force pupils out of the classroom in June - WhatsApp update
=============== Student 18:57am, 10 Jun - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩▩: Being uzd 4 june examz whilist the pupilz who paid fiz are suff...Published: 10 Jun 2014 at 13:04hrs | | by Concerned Pupil
More decay unearthed at Bulawayo schools
A headmaster in Mzilikazi district in Bulawayo is under investigation by the Ministry of Education after he allegedly registered bright pupils only as formal students, while those considered "dull" we...Published: 13 Oct 2013 at 10:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
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