Namibians faked Zimbabwean qualifications
A case in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court against 19 people arrested in 2014 for allegedly forging academic qualifications has been postponed to 1 July for plea.
The suspects were arrested on suspicion that they had submitted fake qualifications from bogus colleges in Zimbabwe.
Some of them allegedly submitted fake qualifications to several institutions of higher learning for admission to further studies. Nine of them used the bogus qualifications to secure jobs in the Namibian Defence Force and Windhoek City Police.
The accused told the Namibian Qualifications Authority (NQA) that they had obtained their qualifications through the “University of Cambridge” in Zimbabwe. They claimed to have studied at the said university from 2007 to 2013.
Upon inquiry, the said university denied ever having registered the accused as students.
The accused are Sofia Nevonga, Regina Nelumbu, Annely Shilunga, Saima Nakathila, Josefina Iita, Benedicta Stefanus, Eliah Kaiko, David Ndemusuunye Shivinga, Monica Itengula,Paulus Ndara, Nghaanekwa Linea Ingavenya, Nghaanekwa Lineekela, Johanna Sackaria, Shaamena Lossina Ndeshipanda, Fillemon Jatileni, Tyson Pickard and Elmo Mathias. They are free on bail of N$5 000 each.
Magistrate Justine Asino presided.
FRED GOEIEMAN
The suspects were arrested on suspicion that they had submitted fake qualifications from bogus colleges in Zimbabwe.
Some of them allegedly submitted fake qualifications to several institutions of higher learning for admission to further studies. Nine of them used the bogus qualifications to secure jobs in the Namibian Defence Force and Windhoek City Police.
The accused told the Namibian Qualifications Authority (NQA) that they had obtained their qualifications through the “University of Cambridge” in Zimbabwe. They claimed to have studied at the said university from 2007 to 2013.
Upon inquiry, the said university denied ever having registered the accused as students.
The accused are Sofia Nevonga, Regina Nelumbu, Annely Shilunga, Saima Nakathila, Josefina Iita, Benedicta Stefanus, Eliah Kaiko, David Ndemusuunye Shivinga, Monica Itengula,Paulus Ndara, Nghaanekwa Linea Ingavenya, Nghaanekwa Lineekela, Johanna Sackaria, Shaamena Lossina Ndeshipanda, Fillemon Jatileni, Tyson Pickard and Elmo Mathias. They are free on bail of N$5 000 each.
Magistrate Justine Asino presided.
FRED GOEIEMAN
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