Zimbabwe Education Minister issues statement on leakage of 2022 O-Level Exam

The other question is; what measures are going to be taken in terms of recourse for those students who believe that genuinely they did not have pre-access to the examination papers. Our response to that is; 

• candidates who cheated were identified because there is evidence.  
• No candidate will have his/her results nullified without evidence.  The work of investigators, markers and grade reviewers was to collect evidence to show that there was malpractice or no malpractice.  
• The message must be driven home; if you cheat, you will have to deal with the consequences of cheating.

In conclusion, examination malpractice is a scourge throughout examination boards across the world.  A good example, this year it has come from South Africa, Uganda, Singapore where even the services of Interpol were solicited.  We in Zimbabwe have to deal with the scourge squarely, with the measures being put in place.  

As a Ministry, we need to ensure that those who write examinations according to the rules and regulations continue with their education system.  Corrupt school officials and ordinary citizens who were at the forefront of disrupting the examination system must face the consequences that face them.  I thank you.

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