Exam papers lost

Mathematics, Geography, Ndebele, Integrated Science and Commerce for November.
Mr Panganai Zimhuno lost the examination papers which he collected on Friday last week in Bulawayo. Matabeleland North provincial education director Mrs Boithatelo Mnguni confirmed the incident yesterday.
“I received a report yesterday that the acting headmaster of a school in Bubi District lost examination papers when he was travelling from Bulawayo to his school,” she said.
“I am yet to get the full details of what exactly transpired because I am attending a meeting in Harare. A report has since been made to the police and they are searching for the examination papers. I hope that they are still intact and in a safe place.”
Mrs Mnguni said it was important for school authorities to seek assistance from their district offices if they had problems in carrying the examination papers.
“The school in question is small with a few candidates and I would like to believe that the acting headmaster thought he would manage to carry them on his own,” she said.
Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Mandlenkosi Moyo said they were investigating the incident.
“The papers were stolen between Renkini and the 30km peg along the Bulawayo-Nkayi road and the theft was reported at the Mzilikazi Police Station in Bulawayo,” he said.
This year’s O-level examinations will start on October 29.
“I would like to appeal to members of the public who might have information about the whereabouts of the examination papers to contact the nearest police station.”
By end of day yesterday, Mr Zimhuno was still trying to locate the question papers with assistance from the police.
They reportedly visited Renkini Long Distance Bus Terminus where they spent the better part of the day trying to locate the bus that he used on Sunday.
They failed to locate the bus.
Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council public relations manager Mr Ezekiel Pasipamire said he would be able to comment after receiving full details of the matter from the body’s Bulawayo office.