By Tatenda Gabi.
The headmaster of Ivyluck College in Harare, Tafadzwa Chikohora (31), faced court on Wednesday, charged with theft of trust property. He is alleged to have misappropriated examination fees intended for three students preparing for the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) O’ Level exams scheduled for November 2024.
Chikohora was ordered to remain in custody until Friday by Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi. The case’s complainant is Lucky Sibanda, the director of Ivyluck College, which provides education from Form 1 to Form 6 but lacks registration as a ZIMSEC examination center.
The court heard that in May, the college received US$729 in examination fees to enroll the three students at Ellis Robins High School, an accredited ZIMSEC center. Instead of fulfilling this obligation, Chikohora allegedly used the funds for personal expenses.
To conceal his actions, he reportedly issued four forged statements of entry, falsely claiming the students had been registered. Additionally, he is accused of creating counterfeit ZIMSEC exam papers, which allowed the students to take these fake exams in the lab at Ellis Robins High School.
Prosecutors disclosed that the situation came to light when the students compared their exam questions and discovered significant discrepancies, leading to the unmasking of Chikohora’s fraudulent scheme.
As O’ Level and A’ Level students sit for their final examinations this season, headmaster Tafadzwa Chikohora is at the center of this troubling incident.The headmaster of Ivyluck College in Harare, Tafadzwa Chikohora (31), faced court on Wednesday, charged with theft of trust property. He is alleged to have misappropriated examination fees intended for three students preparing for the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) O’ Level exams scheduled for November 2024.
Chikohora was ordered to remain in custody until Friday by Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi. The case’s complainant is Lucky Sibanda, the director of Ivyluck College, which provides education from Form 1 to Form 6 but lacks registration as a ZIMSEC examination center.
The court heard that in May, the college received US$729 in examination fees to enroll the three students at Ellis Robins High School, an accredited ZIMSEC center. Instead of fulfilling this obligation, Chikohora allegedly used the funds for personal expenses.
To conceal his actions, he reportedly issued four forged statements of entry, falsely claiming the students had been registered. Additionally, he is accused of creating counterfeit ZIMSEC exam papers, which allowed the students to take these fake exams in the lab at Ellis Robins High School.
Prosecutors disclosed that the situation came to light when the students were discussing their exam questions after the exam and discovered significant discrepancies, leading to the unmasking of Chikohora’s fraudulent scheme.
As O’ Level and A’ Level students sit for their final examinations this season, headmaster Tafadzwa Chikohora is at the center of this troubling incident.
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