By Own Correspondent- Government has warned schools against the practice of demanding foreign currency from candidates registering for the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) November examinations.

Reports indicate that some schools are rejecting the RTGS dollars and instead demanding that prospective candidates pay using the US dollar.

Primary and Secondary Education minister Professor Paul Mavima said:

“Zimsec does not charge in foreign currency. The schools that charge in foreign currency are those writing Cambridge examinations.

Zimsec itself is not charging US dollars so why would people be charged in foreign currency? This applies even to private schools writing Zimsec.”-StateMedia