Bulawayo High Court judge, Justice Nokuthula Moyo yesterday dismissed an application by 15 Gweru-based Regina Mundi High School pupils who were blacklisted by the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) for alleged cheating. Justice Moyo dismissed the costs.
The 15 pupils, through their parents, sought an order directing Zimsec to set aside its decision to cancel their November 2017 examination results. Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Professor Paul Mavima and Zimsec were cited as respondents. In her ruling Justice Moyo said the court had no right to interfere with Zimsec findings. Said Justice Moyo:
This court has no right to interfere with that process which is due process in terms of the Zimsec Act. This court has no tools or equipment to assess the truthfulness or otherwise of the averment by applicants that they did not cheat. On the other hand, Zimsec is so empowered both legally and technically. The courts would not want to interfere with the findings of the first respondent (Zimsec) lightly due to the national importance of the integrity of examinations. I hold the view that the powers of Zimsec to manage examinations and maintain their international integrity and importance, is an integral part of our society as the future of a country lies in its educational system.
More: Chronicle
Back to top