Five O’ Level Subjects Including English, Maths For Professional Driver’s Licence

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Five O’ Level Subjects Including English, Maths For Professional Driver’s Licence

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Parliament has received a petition from the Drivers’ Association of Zimbabwe (DAZ) calling for the driving profession to be formalised, including minimum educational qualifications and the creation of a legally recognised professional body.

The petitioners want a law that will make five O-Level passes, including English and Mathematics, mandatory for obtaining a professional driving licence in Zimbabwe.

The petition has been referred to the Portfolio Committee on Transport and Infrastructural Development for consideration.

DAZ argues that professionalising the sector will improve accountability and standards in Zimbabwe’s transport sector, which has faced growing calls for reform.

Under the proposal, a statutory professional body would set minimum entry-level educational requirements for drivers, adding academic criteria to the existing licensing process.

The committee is now expected to consider the proposal and make recommendations on whether to proceed with legislation.

The call comes as road carnage has become a major concern, with most accidents blamed on human error.

At present, obtaining a driver’s licence in Zimbabwe does not require any specific educational qualifications beyond passing the driving test.

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Lovemore Muzira

Lovemore

Lovemore Muzira is a regular contributor to Pindula News with a background in Political Science and International Relations. He has eight years of experience reporting on local news, with a strong focus on politics, human rights, environmental issues, and social affairs.

Comments

25 responses

  1. vusumuzi khumalo

    This is pure madness and over ambitious of our legislature.

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    1. Why I wanna know

      Truly intoxicating to our transport board 😭. Is it necessary tho

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  2. Mario Louis Bonne

    For what reason do you need 5 0′ levels just to drive you want to create a higher level of unemployed do you think every body has the ability to have 5 O’leves right now you can get some one with 10 distinction and fail to do the job and get some one with zero O’leves and can do the job better

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  3. Anonymous

    Like really

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  4. Hffuhy

    It’s like saying for one to get an ID we need five o levels including English and Maths
    Even some politicians that can T meet this requirement

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    1. anon

      And yet you vote for them so they can introduce such laws. Ironic?

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    2. Anonymous

      Don’t compare 2 different documents

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  5. Castro Ngwenya

    Yes we understand but is big challenge for us first thing i didn’t go to school but i have a car right now i don’t have drivers licence is a bit bigger

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  6. Tafadzwa Muchenje

    I think we need a provisional license test only and after that every psv driver must have ddc must be mandatory and medical .

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  7. Anonymous

    Do you think road Carnage will be reduced by one having Mathematics, What has Mathematics has to do with that. All road users are failing to use Common sense on intersections telling themselves that I have a right of way. We have problems of traffic jams everyday that requires one to use common sense not the qualifications they have. In stead of one practicing courtesy, they create more traffic jam by not observing that we have more cars in Zim than before. Give each other some time..to be patient it’s a character that one must have, not 5 ‘O levels. Do you as a member of DAZ practice this?

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  8. Anonymous

    True, thus insanity aghhh o’level for license meaning they will also recommend Os to purchase cars with our own money. MPs please come up with solutions to fix these unfriendly roads

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  9. Anonymous

    Wacho anema o levels anemari yekutenga mota here akashanda kupi
    Vana vadikika ava
    Which means old pple will employ those graduates kaa
    Kkk ma1

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  10. Anonymous

    why can’t you Scrap all Old vehicles Which are old easpecially 19 s – 2000

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  11. Shepherd Sithole

    There should also be a Pot-hole petition that requires 5 O’levels for weilding a shovel by Road construction workers, abi? Then an A’level certicate to vote for a Masters’ Degree Politician only, and a PhD President, for good measure.

    An AI certification for breathing Zimbabwean air is definitely coming in the next 2years. You will say I didn’t tell you; Brain Structural Adjusment is on the cards from the parliament seat.

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  12. Ghost

    This is madness. If u you want to reduce the rate of accidents fix the root cause which is our Very Poor roads. The government of Zimbabwe has serious matters to deal with not these petty issues, so DAZ must stop proposing such useless laws to our government. Lets fix our country first✌️

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  13. Herry mavere

    Why this thus being selfish , because some people are talented in driving and you put some prohibition yet some have brought bread and butter through this profession

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  14. Mike Hitschmann

    Pure idiocy….accidents are caused by a combination of negligence, drivers driving while playing with their phones, or while under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, corruption (people buy their driving licences), poor training by driving schools, poor traffic management (eg non functioning traffic licences), a totally incompetent Traffic Section in the ZRP – we can even force drivers to get PhD’s (since everyone seems to be getting those degrees these days…) and the road carnage will not be reduced!

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  15. Anonymous

    Azviite nyaka haisi family nyika ndeyemunhu wese itai zvinoda vanhu kwete zvamoda.driving and qualifications are two different things kuti muve pamuri nhasi vanhu. zimbabwe ndeye munhu wese kana mavakudaro automatically makundikana basa ipai vamwe mukana

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    1. Anonymous

      To driving is a totally different school,most vakadzidzi vacho vashoma vakapinda kawani kuVID

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  16. Bhiko

    Azviite nyaka haisi family nyika ndeyemunhu wese itai zvinoda vanhu kwete zvamoda.driving and qualifications are two different things kuti muve pamuri nhasi vanhu. zimbabwe ndeye munhu wese kana mavakudaro automatically makundikana basa ipai vamwe mukana

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  17. Defence

    I dont see the use 5’O’level in obtaining a driver’s license it’s pointless,lets fix our own roads first we have much bigger problems in our country right now,

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    1. Anonymous

      that’s true ,there is no reason for 5 o’levels for what

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    2. Anonymous

      You can say that again

      Reply
  18. Allen bhila

    Pratical is best than theory In Zimbabwe we believe in theory than practical we remain poor for ever with our education,best way to solve issues of accidents is to fight against drugs,corruption

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  19. Anonymous

    So as pedestrians bcoz some accidents are caused by them.
    Next thing it’s gonna be you have to have 5 olevels to obtain a ID

    Reply

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