The head of Dombojena Primary School in Shurugwi has been arrested for allegedly misappropriating over US$1,700 in examination fees meant for the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC).
The suspect, Emmanuel Hove (52), appeared before Shurugwi magistrate Patricia Gwetsai facing one count of fraud.
Hove was granted bail of US$100 under the conditions that he does not interfere with State witnesses, reports to the Shurugwi Police Station every Friday, and continues residing at his homestead under Chief Nhema.
Representing the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Kwanele Njini alleged that Hove misused examination fees totalling US$1,745, which had been collected from 77 candidates intending to sit for the November ZIMSEC examinations.
As Dombojena Primary School is not an approved examination centre, Hove was responsible for registering the pupils at Railway Block Primary School, also located in Shurugwi.
The alleged fraud came to light when Dombojena’s deputy head, Kundai Pedzi, visited Railway Block Primary School and discovered that the registration fees for the 77 pupils had not been processed.
A police report was filed, leading to Hove’s arrest.
More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/shurugwi-head-squanders-77-candidates-exam-fees/">The Herald</a>

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The headmaster of a school in Shurugwi, Zimbabwe, has been arrested for stealing $1,745 in exam fees from 77 students. He was supposed to pay the money to the exam council but kept it for himself. Someone found out and reported him to the police. The headmaster has been granted bail but must follow certain rules. He is in trouble for not registering the students properly for their exams. This is a serious crime and he will have to go to court to face the consequences.

Headmaster Steals 77 Candidates' US$1,745 ZIMSEC Examination Fees

Villagers in Nkayi are at loggerheads with Vongai Masunda, the headmistress of Mpumelelo High School, accusing her of contributing to the school’s poor 6% pass rate in last year’s Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) exams.
The school, located in Ward 22, Nkayi South, serves nine villages and five primary schools: Mtshatshane, Katasa, Zenka, Mabayi, and Mdlawuzweni.
The villagers have also criticized Masunda for being disrespectful and arrogant when they raise concerns about the school’s performance.
Tensions have been further fueled by Masunda’s Shona background in a predominantly Ndebele-speaking community, with claims that she uses tribal differences as a defence when confronted.
Doreen Sunduza, the School Development Committee (SDC) chairperson, told the <a href="https://newsday.co.zw/southerneye/local/article/200038750/nkayi-villagers-school-head-clash-over-poor-results">Southern Eye</a> that Masunda often makes important decisions without consulting other stakeholders. She said:
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She [the school head] sidelines and undermines the SDC. She disrespects the local traditional leadership labelling them uneducated.
Whenever parents air their grievances, she lifts the tribal card and plays victim instead of finding ways to improve the school.
The issue went as far as the district office and it was nullified. Then came the 2024 ZIMSEC O’ level examination pass rate hitting its all-time low of 6%, second from bottom in the district.
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Village head Dumisani Sibanda said that Masunda’s behaviour towards the villagers, particularly when they raise concerns about the school’s performance, has been dismissive and uncooperative. He said:
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She disrespects and undermines the local traditional leadership and community at large. She runs the school like a private entity and does not engage parents, this is shown by attendance statistics at school meetings.
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Sibanda further alleged that Masunda told the community she was “untouchable” and threatened to call in anti-riot police if they continued to raise concerns. He said:
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We were disrespected and labelled uneducated. We proceeded to the district office and met the district schools inspector identified as Matshazi.
He accompanied us back to Mpumelelo and we had a meeting together with the school administration.
We had a resolution to change the old SDC committee the following week and also discussed the issue of school fees.
Nothing fruitful came out of the meeting as the headmistress threatened to unleash anti-riot police on the people and openly declared that she was untouchable, gloating that whatever we say will not work.
All we want is for our school to produce good results, we want service delivery, and we don’t know whether we don’t have the right to demand service delivery as parents.
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Nkayi Community Parliament Speaker Moses Ncube urged authorities to address the issue in the best interest of the students.
Masunda declined to comment, directing Southern Eye to the district schools inspector. Nkayi District Schools Inspector Temba Ndhlovu also refused to comment, saying that the issue had not been reported to his office.

In Nkayi, villagers are upset with the headmistress of Mpumelelo High School because only 6% of students passed the exams last year. They say she makes decisions without listening to them and disrespects them. Some say she uses tribal differences as an excuse. The villagers want the school to do better and for the headmistress to respect them. They went to the district office for help, but nothing changed. The headmistress threatened to call the police if they kept complaining. Everyone just wants the school to improve for the students. The headmistress and the district schools inspector did not comment on the situation.

Nkayi Villagers, Headmistress Clash Over 6% Pass Rate

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is investigating Chipinge headmaster Nisbert Zaba Makhuyana over a viral sex tape.
As reported by <a href="https://www.manicapost.co.zw/head-pupil-sex-tape-leaks/">The Manica Post</a>, the tape shows Makhuyana being intimate with a learner from Samhutsa Secondary School.
The video has circulated widely across various social media platforms.
Acting Manicaland Provincial Education Director Richard Gabaza confirmed that his office is handling the matter. Said Gabaza:
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Investigations are underway though stalled by the unavailability of Makhuyana at the moment.
He (Makhuyana) is on holiday as schools are closed, and we heard that he is currently engaged by ZIMSEC for examinations marking.
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The origin of the leaked video clip remains unclear, but reports indicate it surfaced last week, leading to Makhuyana’s arrest.
The Chipinge Magistrates’ Court reportedly declined to prosecute after the learner, now believed to be over 18, submitted an affidavit stating she was not raped and was in love with the headmaster.
The one-minute-and-three-second clip shows Makhuyana in bed with the teenager.
Local rumours suggest that the headmaster had a prior romantic relationship with the learner’s mother before beginning a relationship with her daughter.
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A headmaster in Chipinge is in trouble for a sex tape with a student going viral. The Ministry of Education is investigating. The video shows the headmaster with a student. It's being shared on social media. The headmaster is on holiday and can't be found. The student says she wasn't forced and loves the headmaster. The video is only one minute and three seconds long. People think the headmaster had a relationship with the student's mother first. This is a big problem and is being looked into by the authorities.

Headmaster In Hot Water After Sex Tape With Learner Goes Viral

The Headmaster and Deputy Head of a secondary school in Chiredzi District were recently arraigned before the Triangle Magistrates’ Court facing criminal abuse of duty charges.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the case emerged after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) received an anonymous tip alleging that the two had improperly included their children in the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) programme. BEAM is intended to assist underprivileged students.
However, the school head and his deputy bypassed established procedures to benefit their own children.
A thorough investigation revealed that each individual had unlawfully received US$120 for the year 2022 through this scheme. As a result, they were arrested and brought to trial.
Upon conviction, the court sentenced both defendants to 20 months in prison. However, 6 months of the sentence were suspended for 5 years, contingent on their good behaviour.
Additionally, 2 months were suspended on the condition that they pay restitution to the Social Services Department.
The remaining 12 months of their sentence were also suspended, provided they completed 420 hours of community service.
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The headmaster and deputy head of a school in Chiredzi were found guilty of putting their own kids in a program meant for poor students. They got money that wasn't supposed to go to them. The court gave them a sentence of 20 months in prison, but they only had to serve some of that time. They also have to do community service and pay back the money they took. This is wrong because they were supposed to help needy children, not use the money for themselves.

Headmaster And Deputy Head In Chiredzi Convicted Of BEAM Fraud

A school head from Nyanga escaped jail after the Nyanga Magistrates’ Court elected to warn and caution him before discharging him following his arrest for slapping a learner.
Simon Kwakurai (42) who heads Sanhai Primary School pleaded guilty to charges of assault.
Brief facts of the matter are that on 22 May 2023, the complainant was at school when the school’s development committee (SDC) members went around sending students with outstanding fees home.
Despite the illegality of the practice, school development committees across the country persistently turn away learners who haven’t paid their tuition fees.
Moreover, headmasters and teachers often resort to corporal punishment as a disciplinary measure, although it has been outlawed.
In the case of Kwakurai, the SDC members asked the complainant to go home but he refused to go arguing that his father had successfully pleaded with the headmaster to pay at a later date
The SDC members took the learner to the headmaster who slapped him five times in the face. He started bleeding through the nose and reported the matter to the Police leading to Kwakurai’s arrest.
The headmaster was arraigned before the Nyanga Magistrates’ Court where he was warned and cautioned before he was discharged.
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Headmaster Dragged To Court For Slapping Student

The George Stark High School headmaster, Masimba Mupavaenda, sparked debate on social media platforms after he was filmed using a pair of scissors to plough through the hair of all learners who did not have proper haircuts on Monday.
The video of the “headmaster-cum-barber” posted on social media <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/school-headmaster-sparks-debate-over-haircuts/">by The Herald</a> ignited debate on Tuesday, with some commentators in support of the school head while others said his conduct was inappropriate.
Mupavaenda said he cut the learners’ hair because the school does not tolerate “stylish haircuts”. He said:
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We discovered that the calibre of learners at George Stark have a tendency of coming to school unprepared in the sense that as you have just seen, there are some who still have stylish hair, some have tints and all sorts of hairstyles which do not promote good learning at a learning environment.
So that being the case, I decided not to send them back home because they will loiter until it was time to go home.
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Commenting on the video, a Twitter user, @Ham2Hamandishe, voiced his support for the headmaster saying:
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Thumbs up Mr Headmaster. (For) Restoring pride, dignity and order in the learning fraternity.
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Another social media user, @Sonny_Homu, said rules should be followed by everyone. He wrote:
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Rules are there to be followed. The parents know the rules and so do the students.
You either toe the line or face the music. Well done for implementing what we already know.
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Among the headmaster’s critics was @Melotlover1996 who said the school head had a colonial mentality.
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I am failing to grasp the correlation between hairstyle, discipline and educational outcomes. This is just an archaic, and colonial mindset. It’s abuse. Period.
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School Headmaster Sparks Debate Over Clampdown On "Stylish" Haircuts

A school head based in Highfield, Harare, is in trouble for sending his nude picture to his married personal assistant.
James Mukwirimba, the headmaster of Kudzanayi Primary School, allegedly sent his nude picture to Privillage Zhou, who resisted his sexual advances.
Mukwirimba clashed with Privillage’s husband, Crispen Zhou after he saw the picture in messages sent to his wife.
Crispen reported the matter to the Provincial Director of Education.
Mukwirimba confirmed sending the nudes to his personal assistant when contacted for his comment by <a href="https://www.hmetro.co.zw/head-sends-pa-his-nude/">H-Metro</a>. He said:
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It’s a long story, my brother. It is true that the nude photograph is mine, I am the one who sent it to Crispen, not his wife (personal assistant).
We had a quarrel whereby Crispen was accusing me of dating his wife and he called me names.
Out of anger, I told him that handidanane nemukadzi wako asi iwe ndiwe wandingatoita mukadzi.
Following that heated argument, I sent him the nude photograph, but I now regret it because he went on to post it to several people, who include my girlfriend.
Crispen approached my bosses over the matter, and Privillage applied for a transfer, but later withdrew the application.
This incident happened sometime last year, and Crispen took it to the province.
We were called and agreed to settle the matter. Crispen went on to sign an affidavit that he would not take up the case further.
He demanded US$500 for sending the photo to his wife, and I refused to pay. That is why he is pursuing it. It’s like he is after extorting me.
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Mukwirimba’s alleged girlfriend is Otilia Nyakabawu, a Grade 7 teacher at the same school.
Meanwhile, Crispen told H-Metro that Mukwirimba was a pervert who has destroyed several marriages. He said:
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He wrecked one of the teachers’ marriages and wanted to do the same to mine.
I want to thank my wife for exposing him, and I took the matter to his bosses.
He was bedding a married student teacher, and her marriage ended.
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Privillage confirmed the matter, saying she is now under pressure both from home and at work.
Otilia confirmed dating Mukwirimba and said Crispen sent the nudes to her just to expose them. She said:
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Crispen sent Mukwirimba’s nudes after learning about our affair.
I am not sure about Mukwirimba’s marital status although he looks like a married man. Unongozivawo kuti haungabvunzisise boss wako.
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Headmaster In Trouble For Sending Nudes To Married Personal Assistant

Murwira Primary School headmaster, only identified as Mr Mugonesi is under investigation by the police for sexual abuse of pupils after images of him squeezing their private parts leaked online.
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson in Midlands Province Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the development. He said:
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I can confirm that we have received the case and investigations into the matter are currently underway.
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Reports claim that the school recorded a 0% pass rate in the 2022 Grade Seven Zimbabwe School Examination Council (ZIMSEC) examinations.
One of the parents who commented in a WhatsApp group alleged that the school head was getting intimate with schoolchildren. Said the parent:
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We are calling on organisations to do with girl child rights and protection to intervene.
This old man has been molesting kids and getting intimate with them. Let us make noise and help these vulnerable girls.
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| <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/just-in-police-investigating-gokwe-primary-school-teacher-for-sexually-abusing-learners-after-pictures-of-him-holding-their-privates-leak/">NewZimbabwe.com</a>

Police Investigating Gokwe School Head For Sexually Abusing Learners

The school head and a teacher at Thokozani Secondary School, Insiza district, Matabeleland South Province have been arrested on allegations of conniving to leak a Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) Ordinary Level paper.
The headmaster, Gainmore Muzezewa, and the teacher, Howard Zipore, are set to appear before a magistrate at Filabusi Magistrate Court.
In a statement on Friday, ZIMSEC warned examination centre administrators that they risk arrest and prosecution for any leakages of exam papers.
ZIMSEC said some candidates, examination administrators, and members of the public have been arrested and have appeared before the courts for leaking examination papers. It said:
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Candidates who had pre-access to question papers at different examination centres were identified. As a result of the investigations some candidates, examination administrators, and members of the public have been arrested and have appealed before the courts.
Examination centre administrators who were the source of the leakage were apprehended together with their distribution networks.
The Investigation team has arrested a man who fraudulently registered a SIM Card line in the name of ZIMSEC Mutare. Masquerading as a ZIMSEC official, he was found selling fake certificates and some question papers.
The Police Forensic Unit is currently tracing all Candidates who shared the Question Papers on various social media platforms, including WhatsApp and Telegram. More candidates have been apprehended and arraigned before the courts. The law has and is taking its course.
… Candidates who had pre-access to question papers continue to be identified and in line with the ZIMSEC Act, Section 34. will have examination results cancelled.
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