New Minister of Public Service, Noxolo Kiviet reported to SIU over qualifications fraud

New Minister of Public Service, Noxolo Kiviet reported to SIU over qualifications fraud pulanamampa studio.opera.com Caption: Minister of Public Services and Administration, Noxolo Kiviet. Credit: GCIS The newly appointed Public Service and Administration Minister Noxolo Kiviet is facing allegations of fraud, merely few days after assuming her official duties. She was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa when he made reconfiguration to his cabinet, where he also appointed the first Minister of electricity to fix the country’s energy crisis. Kiviet is accused of obtaining her honours and master’s degrees despite not having an undergraduate qualification. The revelation were made in an affidavit that has been submitted to the Special Investigating Unit. According to News24, when Kiviet registered for her honours degree, she only had a matric certificate and a short-course certificate with handwritten results. Source: https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/fort-hare-reports-minister-noxolo-kiviet-to-siu-over-her-2-degrees-20230313 The Citizens also cited that in 2021, a scam around politicians getting degrees was uncovered at Fort Hare University. It revolved around Professor Edwin Ijeoma irregularly admitting Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane and former Eastern Cape Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba at the university. Following the scandal, the SIU began investigating the degree scam at Fort Hare University. The News24 report said Kiviet’s alleged degree fraud was exposed by a senior official at the university. “There’s no proof either that the candidate [Kiviet] was accepted at honours through RPL [Recognition of Prior Learning]. The candidate applied for Hons and was admitted without NQF level 7 or its equivalence or RPL, registered and passed the programme. Upon completion of Hons, the candidate applied, registered, and passed MPA [master’s in public administration] and the degree was formally awarded on 7 May 2010,” reads part of the affidavit. Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/minister-noxolo-kiviet-reported-to-siu-over-university-degree-fraud/