{"id":55143,"date":"2022-02-24T18:56:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T16:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=55143"},"modified":"2022-02-24T18:37:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T16:37:19","slug":"riot-police-deployed-to-monitor-teachers-marking-zimsec-o-level-exams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/riot-police-deployed-to-monitor-teachers-marking-zimsec-o-level-exams","title":{"rendered":"Riot Police Deployed To Monitor Teachers Marking ZIMSEC O\u2019 Level Exams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has deployed a team of heavily armed riot police officers at the Midlands State University (MSU) to keep a close eye on disgruntled examiners marking Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) Ordinary Level scripts after they protested over allowances earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>One examiner has since been arrested and seven have been chased away.<\/p>\n<p>Sources said the cops, with AK47 rifles, batons and tear smoke equipment, have set up a 24hr camp on the premises and often make periodic bursts into the marking rooms to threaten the examiners, whom they refer to as sellouts.<\/p>\n<p>The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ), Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) and sources within the university confirmed the development.<\/p>\n<p>PTUZ president Takavafira Zhou said the move could, however, backfire as examiners may decide to sabotage ZIMSEC because of the manner in which they have been treated. He told NewZimbabwe.com:<\/p>\n<p>Anti-riot officers are now camped there, they are forcing examiners to work and that will definitely impact the quality of results.<\/p>\n<p>Examiners are obviously under a lot of stress and having officers to fear will further compound their problems.<\/p>\n<p>The examiners, some of them elderly, were Tuesday reportedly rounded up after deciding to join striking teachers in the middle of their marking schedule.<\/p>\n<p>They cited incapacitation and failure by ZIMSEC to pay them allowances meant for their upkeep in Gweru.<\/p>\n<p>Seven of the examiners are said to have been dismissed after being identified as ring leaders.<\/p>\n<p>According to a source privy to developments, the examiners were even denied meal tickets as a form of punishment for their behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>ZIMSEC promised examiners a US$25 daily allowance for those staying off-campus and US$12 for those on campus but instead paid ZW$9 000 upon arrival to sustain them for 26 to 28 days.<\/p>\n<p>The amount paid translated to about US$2.50 per day.<\/p>\n<p>ZIMSEC spokesperson Nicholette Dlamini said \u201cthere are no strikes that have been reported, everyone is at work. I am not aware of anyone who has stopped marking. We have sufficient markers at all our centres and they are currently marking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More: NewZimbabwe.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has deployed a team of heavily armed riot police officers at the Midlands State University (MSU) to keep a close eye on disgruntled examiners marking Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) Ordinary Level scripts after they protested over allowances earlier this week. 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