On Thursday Paul Mavima, the Minister of Primary and Secondary education announced that there was going to be a resit of the Ordinary Level English Paper 2 examination due to widespread cheating. Understandably, no one was amused by this unprecedented event. Here is how some Zimbabweans online reacted.
Unless something BIG happens, ZIMSEC is going to end up like VID.
The sad reality is we only flinch when it’s too late then scrounge around for cosmetic solutions.
1. The Board of ZIMSEC must resign.
2. Those involved must be named.
3. The perpetrators must be prosecuted.— Fadzayi Mahere🇿🇼 (@advocatemahere) February 9, 2018
In the 90s, a cabinet minister, from Marondera, left an ZJC paper lying around in his hse. His child writing ZJC picked it up & took it to school. Edmund Garwe realised he’d let Zimbabwe down & he resigned.
Now y is Esau Nhandara of Zimsec still at work? WHY? Shameless?
— mmatigari (@matigary) February 9, 2018
To ED; is your failure to act UZ have something to do with your key government officials including VP Chiwenga who have UZ degrees with distinctions? Why are heads not rolling Emmerson? You are silent on O' LEVEL SCANDAL and this you are addressing corruption? Are you serious ED?
— Pedzisai Ruhanya (@PedzisaiRuhanya) February 9, 2018
Key questions need to be asked 4 real.when did they see leak.why wait till results are out?The whole board saw it fit to give such a short notice?i see a lot of lawsuits?surely this need a demonstration from students and parents to Zimsec.
— Tendai (@MudarikiTendai) February 9, 2018
Quite frankly, I cannot believe that you would announce or tweet this without any shame, regret or apology to the nation.
Our public officials are a disgrace & it’s unacceptable that parents & students have to bear the brunt of incompetence by your Ministry.
Show some respect. https://t.co/yzzYcxTXia
— Fadzayi Mahere🇿🇼 (@advocatemahere) February 9, 2018
Let's not make the #Zimsec issue partisan. Yes it is, but let's look to solutions not finger pointing. Our education system is in shambles. We want to teach kids technology yet the Zimsec website is outdated and useless.
— Slimsem 👨🏿🏫 (@SlimSEM_) February 9, 2018
It’s a shame, Zimsec staffers make a killing on these papers, I understand from a source at a private college, one could get the 2017 maths paper 1 for $200, she refused to be involved out of conscience #BringBackCambridge https://t.co/lzwaa3yXOU
— Hubs Li Peng (@hubs_Li_Peng) February 9, 2018
@advocatemahere I somehow do have a feeling that ZIMSEC might have lost these papers to be https://t.co/MPn975BF3o students cheated,why announce it in Feb 2018?
— Morris Bevin Sibanda (@momosibs) February 9, 2018
Nonsense of the highest order. Our Ministry of Education portfolio is cursed. Ironic that the only reasonable minister we have had there @DavidColtart wasn't an "educationist". These educationists and PhDs are full of hot air.
— Libz M (@libzmutauranwa) February 9, 2018
The culture of corruption is so deep rooted that it’s unbelievable that so many parents knew that their kids saw the English papers. They even gave the kids money to go revise this English paper disguised as an extra revision lesson https://t.co/XF4HfWFzGs
— sibbsniel (@sibbsniel) February 9, 2018
Zimsec needs to name and shame cheaters. Their name should posted in the Sunday Mail, announced by Rumbidzai Takawira on ZBC and blacklisted for future exams. Only then can Operation Reatore Legacy of Zimsec be a success.😁
— Tanaka (@Duke_fitz) February 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/chipomazvita/status/961853195466162178
1. How was the leak detected? Full detailed report please.
2. Which school/teacher/official is responsible for the leak?
3. How do we know the next paper won’t leak?
4. How can we trust that other papers didn’t leak and were just not caught?
5. Where is the apology to the nation? https://t.co/JDhwQzpi2d— Fadzayi Mahere🇿🇼 (@advocatemahere) February 9, 2018
@ZBCNewsonline @ZimMediaReview @myzimbabwenews @matigary @don_muguta its funny how #zimsec announces the nullification of #englishpaper2 today,and yet the head of that institute still has the job to that high office smh
— IG:I'm_Hutchinson🌍✌ (@SivahD_Gambit) February 8, 2018
This is criminal dereliction of duty by our leaders. papers leak every year and its getting worse. Re-writing is not necessary the cure. It's stemming the haemorrhage.
— VINCENT KAHIYA (@VTKAHIYA) February 8, 2018
Not only the children but also the parents whose children wrote O level last year! @matigary you were asking the advantages of Cambridge over Zimsec, here is one of them, no emotional roller coaster with Cambridge unlike Zimsec
— Sekuru Gudo vekuDotito (@sekuru_gudo) February 8, 2018
This is ridiculous. Incompetence par excellence. You are emotionally abusing our children. Nxaa. New dispensation my foot https://t.co/tG291nlsiN
— Duduzile Nyirongo (@Dudu_Nyirongo) February 8, 2018
When Mugabe was threw out 18th November 2017; our kids were writing O and A levels. Saka caught in excitiment 😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/aCBQTH0QPF
— Rufaz–Jerera❤King❤ (@Mavhure) February 8, 2018
Zimsec has announced that the 2017 'O' level English Paper 2 is going to be re-taken on 16 February 2018. 260,000 candidates are affected. Now, that's why the Zimsec Exams and results are questionable!
— Tawanda Chinoera (@TChinoera) February 8, 2018
Let's see if anyone resigns over this scandal. Won't hold my breath. https://t.co/6q87yDecRO
— RickMcCawley (@RickieMcCawley) February 8, 2018
most pupils in ruaral areas are not goin to be part of the re sit particularly those in the southern part of the country the reason being that they hv gone to the neighbourin country to seek greener pastures and u call zimsec an inclusive board.
The minister and the ZIMSEC director or CEO whatever you call him must go. Period
This is unfair , why were you quite all along Zimsec ZIMBABWE SCHOOL OF ERRORS AND CORECTION plz respect the nation. .