Mutare thieves swipe O-Level slips from drunk headmaster

A Chikwere Secondary School headmaster supposedly lost a stack of 2025 O-Level result slips during a robbery after stopping for drinks in Mutare.

Thieves target school head after tavern visit

• Tizai Gwazhi was walking to the house of a friend in Dangamvura when two attackers jumped him on Monday night.
• The school official had just picked up the official documents from the local regional offices before heading to a bar for some drinks.
• Assailants managed to grab his cellphone along with the sensitive academic papers during the scuffle in the high-density suburb.

Portal access provides temporary relief for students

• Professor Paul Mapfumo confirmed that the online system stays live for only five days to let candidates check their scores.
• Students without smartphones have to wait for the physical slips from their schools since the digital window is so short.
• Regional offices officially opened their doors for headmasters to grab these results on Monday, 19 January 2026.

Academic credentials vanish before reaching campus

• Candidates at the Odzi school now face a major headache because their official paperwork was snatched in a street robbery.
• Standard procedures require the head of the examination center to transport these results safely from the city to the students.
• Criminals in Mutare basically derailed the entire distribution process for this specific secondary school by targeting the principal.