By A Correspondent| The Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) is yet to pay teachers who marked the 2020 Grade Seven examinations.

Marking of the examinations started soon after Christmas and ended in mid-January and the results were released early this month.

Speaking to a local publication on condition of anonymity, one of the markers said they were promised ZWL$10 for Paper One and ZWL$15 for Paper Two per script.

“Before we commenced the marking of the examinations, we were promised that payment will be deposited in our accounts on the day of completion of the marking exercise,” said the source.

The teachers added that ZIMSEC has failed to give them satisfactory explanations on the delays.

They bemoaned the fact that they had to borrow money to travel to marking centres with the hope that payments would be sorted soon after completion of the marking process.

“Some of us borrowed money to travel to marking centres, hoping that our payment will be released on time,” said the teacher.