Doubt over Acsa CEO Mpumi Mpofu's qualification remains

Creecy has not received proof of postgraduate degree

- By Nkululeko Ncana

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says she is yet to receive proof of Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) CEO, Mpumi Mpofu's academic qualifications. So, she will be asking the company's board of directors to provide this information.

Creecy recently asked that the State Security Agency (SSA) give her a list of all transport state-owned enterprises CEOs it vetted, including the verification status of their qualifications. This came after Sunday World revealed a discrepancy in Mpofu's academic qualifications.

Mpofu claims to have completed her postgraduate degree in town planning from the prestigious London-based Coventry University. However, the institution has stated that she received only a bachelor's degree.

Creecy's spokesperson, Collen Msibi, said the SSA gave the minister Mpofu's top secret clearance certificate issued before she was appointed Acsa CEO over five years ago.

Msibi said Creecy had not yet received the full list that she had requested.