Fraudulent degrees and registration for foreign students at Vaal university

Manamela told of VUT scandal after Congo beneficiary spilt the beans

- By Mzwandile kaBizokwakhe

Vaal University of Technology has undertaken to probe alleged academic irregularities flagged by a whistleblower.

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The Vaal University of Technology is investigating allegations that an employee has been arranging fraudulent qualifications primarily for Congolese students for a price since 2018.

The allegations emerged from a whistleblower more than a year ago, who informed the senior management about the apparent fraud.

The whistleblower made several requests to the university to probe the matter, as seen in the multiple emails sent to its senior officials.

"Please investigate all these people, especially those registered for B.Tech who did not study at VUT for undergrad. There are so many currently doing B.Tech in marketing, business management...and those who have graduated in the past years," the whistleblower wrote.

The whistleblower, who claims to be a VUT graduate of Congolese descent, went further with their claims, alleging that the fixer has secured more spaces for students who are meant to register for B-Tech degrees at the university next year.