The New Age reports that, as unsuspecting students continue to fall prey to bogus colleges, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has embarked on a week-long inspection campaign aimed at enforcing compliance and clamping down on unregistered colleges.  

The crackdown started in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, which is one of the hot spots for these colleges.  “To our surprise, the guys we found not complying last year are complying this year.  We are pleased to know that the awareness has reached everyone,” Dr Shaheeda Essack of the DHET said.  She indicated that the department had opened cases with the police to clamp down on the fake colleges.  Essack urged students to verify the credentials of private colleges with the department by contacting its call centre on 0800872222.

• Read this report by Batandwa Malingo in full at The New Age
• See too, Joburg principal aghast at his phoney college bust, at TimesLive

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