Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) public relations manager Ezekiel Pasipamire said a British firm contracted to print certificates for school leavers had stopped deliveries after the council failed to pay.
The ZIMSEC official, who did not say exactly how much was owed to the British printer, said the council had recently received foreign currency to pay for the certificates and was awaiting delivery.
Apart from trouble getting certificates after completing years of study, Zimbabwean school leavers also face an impossible ordeal trying to find a job in an economy that has shrunk 40 percent over the last eight years and where unemployment is conservatively estimated at anything above 80 percent. – ZimOnline