The Citizen reports that suspended Tshwane manager Moeketsi Mosola is alleged to have misrepresented the truth in his claim about the verification of the qualification of a senior manager with the SA Qualifications Authority (SAQA).  

SAQA released a statement on Wednesday stating that the Tshwane metro’s claim that it used SAQA to verify the qualifications of its senior managers before appointing them was false.  Responding to the media probe on the veracity of the qualifications of one of his senior managers, Previn Govender, Mosola told the Sowetan newspaper that “he had personally overseen the appointment of all senior managers reporting to him and that he had verified their qualifications with SAQA.”  But, SAQA has put it on record that they do not have any verification records for Previn Govender on their database.  “No verification of qualifications for Govender were ever processed as SAQA has no verifications agreement with the city of Tshwane,” the organisation stated.  The qualification authority said they brought these findings to the attention of the city and they were informed that the city had made a mistake in using SAQA’s name.  Mosola was suspended on Wednesday, last week.

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