PoliticalSouth Africa·Unpinned15 Oct 2026
Individual sentenced to eight years for using fake degree
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On October 13, 2026, the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court sentenced 45-year-old teacher Lunga Nkrumah Sivuku to eight years of direct imprisonment for fraud, forgery, and uttering regarding a fake Bachelor of Education degree. The case originated in 2020 after the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation Unit received a tip-off alleging Sivuku…
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