Two learners at Mufakose High1 in Harare last week appeared in court after they were caught cheating in the middle of a public exam.
Beloved Chidakwa (19) and Tinashe Shambi (19), according to prosecutors, had access to a Mathematics Paper 1 exam paper before the examinations started.
They were charged with a count of unlawful access to examination material when they appeared before Harare Magistrate Tafadzwa Miti.
Chidakwa and Shambi were freed on ZW$15,000 bail each and they will be back in court on November 28.
The duo are accused of having gained access to the paper on October 18.
The court heard that during the examination, Zvikomborero Gomera, the invigilator noticed that Chidakwa had his phone on and was using it.
He took the student to the headmaster, David Vurayayi, to report the matter. Upon confiscation of the phone and investigation, it was discovered that it contained scanned copies of the paper which were being written on the same day and pictures of model answers.
The matter was reported to the police and Chidakwa was arrested.
He implicated Shambi, claiming that the latter had shared the paper through his WhatsApp account.
Shambi was arrested and his phone also confiscated. Upon investigation the same content was recovered. – NewZimbabwe
