Ramaphosa announces completion of Fort Hare fraud investigation

PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa said the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is expected to finalise its investigations into Honours and Masters degree qualifications at the University of Fort Hare before the end of the 2025/26 financial year.

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"I am informed that the SIU investigation into academic qualifications relating to the award of the Honours degrees in Public Administration has been finalised. The investigation with respect to the award of the Masters and PhD degrees in Public Administration is ongoing," Ramaphosa said.

"I am informed that the investigation into these academic qualifications is envisaged to be finalised in the third and fourth quarters of this current financial year, respectively."

Ramaphosa said the report naming the implicated persons in academic fraud is being finalised and will be submitted to him in due course. He was responding to parliamentary questions from ActionSA parliamentary leader Athol Trollip, who asked about the current status of the SIU investigation into the University of Fort Hare academic fraud.