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418 000 pupils to sit for grade 7 exams

At least 418 000 pupils will sit for the Grade 7 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) exams starting on September 22, with the Government assuring the public that strict measures are in place to prevent paper leakages.Primary and …

Published: 12 Sep 2025 at 09:50hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter

Headmaster jailed for embezzling pupils' exam fees

A Bindura headmaster has been sentenced for misappropriating funds meant for pupils' examinations. Kudakwashe Tivarige (35), head of Sunrise Group of Schools in Maravanyika Village under Chief Masembura, was convicted by the Bindura Magist…

Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:46hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter

Public demand tough jail terms for Zimsec exam leaks

Bulawayo residents have called for a mandatory 10-year prison sentence for Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) employees found guilty of leaking or facilitating the leakage of examination material.The proposal, made during a publ…

Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:52hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter

Pass rates improve in Zimsec June 'O' and 'A' level exams

The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has released the June 2025 Ordinary and Advanced Level examination results, showing an encouraging improvement in national pass rates compared to the previous year.Speaking during a press b…

Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 19:11hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter

Exam class teachers barred from transfers

Teachers assigned to examination classes have been barred from seeking transfers as part of measures by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to ensure learning continuity and safeguard pupils' academic performance. This was reve…

Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:18hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter

Harare Private College stages fake Cambridge exams

Destiny Achievers College in Harare has been rocked by a scandal involving the staging of fake Cambridge Ordinary Level examinations in June this year, affecting at least 16 learners and defrauding their families of over US$11,000 in exami…

Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:21hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter

Man convicted for impersonating candidate in Zimsec exam

A 20-year-old man from Zvishavane has been convicted for impersonating another candidate during a Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) exam, in a case that has raised alarm over exam malpractice and identity fraud in the education…

Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 18:26hrs | 1285 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe cracks the whip on examination impersonators

The government has launched a stern crackdown on examination malpractice following alarming reports that some private schools are facilitating candidate impersonation during exams.Primary and Secondary Education Minister, Honourable Torera…

Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:43hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter

HEXCO results out

The Government has officially released the results for the March/April 2025 National Foundation Certificate (NFC) and Higher National Diploma (HND) examinations administered by the Higher Education Examinations Council (HEXCO).In a stateme…

Published: 17 May 2025 at 11:59hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter

ZIMSEC set exams on a holiday

The Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) is in a race against time to notify candidates sitting for the mid-year Ordinary Level examinations about a sudden change in the exam schedule after two papers were mistakenly set for a pub…

Published: 15 May 2025 at 14:12hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter

UZ students demand exam postponement

Student leaders at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) have formally requested a one-week postponement of upcoming examinations, citing academic disruptions caused by an ongoing strike by university lecturers.In a letter addressed to the Dean …

Published: 09 May 2025 at 11:06hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter

Zimsec June exam leak plotter arrested

A 23-year-old Polytechnic student from Mbizo, Kwekwe, appeared in court yesterday facing fraud charges after allegedly creating a WhatsApp group to leak Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Ordinary and Advanced Level June exam pa…

Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 08:40hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter

Maid cries foul after son's exam fees vanishes

The soft swish of a mop echoes through a spacious Waterfalls home in Harare, each stroke a part of Sharon Nyemba's daily rhythm. At 45, Nyemba is a domestic worker and single mother whose calloused hands tell stories of years of sacrifice.…

Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 15:39hrs | 1763 | by Staff reporter

Exam cheats to be jailed 9 years

Individuals caught leaking public examination question papers could now face up to nine years in prison, while schools involved in the offence risk deregistration and permanent closure, under tough new proposals aimed at curbing academic f…

Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 08:57hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter

Scrutinise councillors' character, qualifications

Former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government, Engineer George Mlilo, has urged political parties and voters to thoroughly scrutinize the character and qualifications of councillors before electing them. He expressed conce…

Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:48hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter

Exam fees scandal rock Hwange school

A number of learners in Hwange District may be unable to take their Grade Seven examinations due to some primary schools demanding fees more than double the amount specified by the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec).It has emerg…

Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:46hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter

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 compared to previous years. Education official…

Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:07hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter

Headmaster in court for exam scandal

The headmaster of Ivyluck College, Tafadzwa Chikohora (31), appeared in court yesterday on charges of stealing exam fees intended for three students who were set to sit for their Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) O' Level exami…

Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 13:13hrs | 1633 | by Staff reporter

16 pregnant pupils fail to write Grade 7 exams

At least 16 pupils from Monozi Primary School in Mbire District were unable to sit for their Grade Seven Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) examinations last week after falling pregnant. The disturbing revelation was made by a t…

Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 08:56hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter

Treasury defaults on $6,4m BEAM debt, students risk missing out on exams

More than 532,000 students risk missing out on their final examinations this year after the government's Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) debt to the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has ballooned to $6,4 million.The d…

Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 11:18hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter

No CALA, no results for A and O-level learners

Advanced and Ordinary Level learners in Zimbabwe who do not have a Continuous Assessment Learning Area (CALA) mark will not receive their results, even if they have completed the theoretical part of the Zimsec examinations. Zimsec board ch…

Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 11:27hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter

No exam paper leakages during June exams

The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) confirmed that there were no examination paper leakages during the mid-year public exams held from May 27 to June 21, 2024. Over 32,000 candidates participated, including 144 for Advanced L…

Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:25hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe exam fees deadline is extended

THE Government's extension of the deadline by which Ordinary and Advanced Level examination fees should be paid to the first week of May from March 23, has been welcomed by parents and guardians as a gamechanger that provides adequate time…

Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:44hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Parents kick up dust over exam levy

PARENTS with children who wrote their Advanced and Ordinary Level science examinations last year are up in arms with authorities at St Anthony's High School in Masvingo after the school threatened to withhold results of learners who did no…

Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:48hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Heightened security for Zimsec exams

New security measures have been implemented to prevent the leakage of public examination question papers in Zimbabwe. These measures involve the secure delivery of exam papers to the testing centers under escort on the same day that candid…

Published: 29 Oct 2023 at 12:28hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

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 candidate, is a 52-year-old man.Zimsec clarif…

Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:28hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Exam cheats face nine years in prison

Individuals convicted of leaking public examination question papers in Zimbabwe now face more severe penalties, including up to nine years in prison, while students found guilty of the same offense will have their results nullified. These …

Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 08:54hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Teachers lament inhumane, exorbitant Zimsec fees

TEACHERS unions have expressed concern over the high cost of Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations saying this would deny some poor students from continuing with their education.Ordinary Lev…

Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Schools connive with police to leak exams

EXAMINATION leaks happen at schools where officials work in cahoots with police, a senior Government official has said.The Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Edgar Moyo told senators that Government is putting in place str…

Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 12:28hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Zimsec in shocking U-turn over 'exam cheats'

The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) pulled a shocker yesterday after it released the 2022 Ordinary Level results for Mukaro and Silveira high schools in Masvingo, a few days after withholding them over cheating allegations. Z…

Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 05:02hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

'I was told to stop supporting Mnangagwa'

WE today conclude our interview with Elphas Tshuma, a former guerilla who operated in Hurungwe in Mashonaland West Province and later on in Hwange in Matabeleland North. Tshuma, now a member of the ruling Zanu-PF Politburo was known during…

Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimsec to deregister schools, centres over exam leaks

THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) will deregister schools and examination centres complicit in the leakage of examination papers while the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education will deal with headmasters who will be f…

Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:26hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

'O' Level exam cheat ordered to perform 140 hours unpaid work

A CHINHOYI 2 High School Form Four learner, who was busted with an answer template to a Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Combined Science paper last year, has been sentenced to community service.Edmore Makuwerere (18) of Hunya…

Published: 19 Jan 2023 at 13:14hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

590 exam cheats nabbed: Zimsec

NEARLY 590 suspects were caught cheating while sitting for November 2022 Ordinary and Advanced Level final examinations, the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has said.This was after Zimsec unleashed Central Intelligence Organi…

Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:10hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

ZIMSEC battles to plug question paper leakages

Zimbabwe's school examinations system is under siege from cheats who are getting access to question papers prior to the date of writing, prompting authorities to rope in the police to fight the scourge.Question papers leak almost every exa…

Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

109 exam cheats arrested

Police have arrested over 100 learners accused of sharing a leaked Ordinary Level Mathematics Paper One, which they sat a fortnight ago, with the authorities now considering amendment of the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Ac…

Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Exam cheats face imprisonment

STUDENTS, teachers and school heads who engage or facilitate cheating during Zimsec examinations now face arrest and imprisonment.The Government, through Zimsec, announced a raft of penalties to be imposed on all those involved in the malp…

Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:42hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zimsec extends examinations registration

THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has extended the registration period for Grade 7, Ordinary and Advanced Level candidates to next Friday giving examination centres a week-long window to mop-up the exercise.This comes as sc…

Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:06hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Parents worry about exam fee payment dates

Parents and guardians of children writing national public examination in November are concerned over the day when the local currency fees are set and the very narrow one-week window given to pay these fees.Zimsec exam fees are paid in loca…

Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 07:02hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Zimsec announces exam fees

The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has announced November 2022 US$ pegged examination fees with the Government maintaining the 55 percent subsidy for candidates writing examinations in public, mission and council-owned schoo…

Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Schools complain over exam fees collection

SCHOOLS are left financially poorer every time they collect examination fees on behalf of the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) through bank and transport costs charges and have appealed to the parastatal to meet the costs.A nu…

Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Schools to remain closed except for exam pupils 'until further notice'

President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday declared that schools will remain indefinitely closed, just hours after the ministry of primary and secondary education published the school calendar which stated a January 10 opening.The exception wi…

Published: 01 Jan 2022 at 13:59hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

'Exam cheats' take Zimsec to court

TWO Ordinary Level students, who were denied their results over alleged cheating have sued the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) demanding their release.The students, Ashley Mutandwa and Jimmy Chinembiri have approached the Hig…

Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 06:37hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

School head, deputy demoted, transferred over exam cheating

THE headmaster of Chingele Secondary School in Chiredzi South and his deputy have been demoted and transferred after they were allegedly involved in a Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) scandal where they wrote examinations for …

Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:11hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

New exam model for Forms 4 and 6

THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has said this year all examination classes will be subjected to a new model that will combine marks for continuous assessment as well as final examinations. The Education Ministry said the Zi…

Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:44hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Schools open for exam classes

SCHOOLS re-opened today for examination classes with Government expecting most teachers to report for duty as negotiations for improved salaries are ongoing. Yesterday parents and guardians accompanied children learning at boarding schools…

Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 05:00hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

ZOU lecturers paid $5 per exam script, cry foul

PART-TIME lecturers at the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) said they had gone for over nine months without receiving their allowances and had also not been paid for services rendered in marking this year's examinations.The lecturers accused…

Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:46hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Exam fees hiked from $20 to $220

A  Bulawayo school has given June 2019 private examination students four days to pay an examination fee which has been hiked with more than ten percent from the initial advertised fee. A whistleblower who spoke to this publication sai…

Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 19:46hrs | 6906 | by Mandla Ndlovu

UZ exam derails Mohadi's protection order trial

Vice-President Kembo Mohadi's application for a protection order which was set to be heard at the Civil Courts in Harare yesterday was once again postponed for the second time after his estranged ex-wife, Tambudzani Mleya Mohadi sought pos…

Published: 10 May 2019 at 06:57hrs | 1638 | by Staff reporter

End of road for exam cheaters

Learners who sought to cheat their way through the November 2017 Ordinary Level examinations have been dealt a heavy blow after the Constitutional Court dismissed an application by their parents and guardians to reverse the Zimbabwe School…

Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 10:47hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

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