PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavhima on Tuesday dismissed claims that the anti-sanctions march will temporarily halt the ongoing ‘O’ and ‘A’ level examinations.
Government has declared October 25 a public holiday to allow the anti-sanctions march to proceed unimpeded.
The march seeks to draw attention to the ruinous nature of the United States and its Western allies’ targeted sanctions, while also petitioning that they be removed.
The US and European Union imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe in 2001 after Zimbabwe violently seized white-owned commercial farmers in what government said was aimed at redressing the skewed landownership patterns brought about by colonialism.
Mavhima again dispelled rumours that ongoing ‘O’ and ‘A’ level examinations would temporarily be postponed to give way to the anti-sanctions march.
“I have been advised that there are messages circulating on social media claiming we have moved the examinations to Saturday. That is fake. The examinations will go ahead as planned. Nothing will be changed,” Mavhima said.
He promised to provide more and clear details before end of today (Tuesday).