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The Star reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law tough new rules criminalising the submission of fraudulent qualifications or misrepresentation of education credentials.
Job seekers and prospective students who submit fraudulent qualifications or misrepresent them will now face up to five years in prison in terms of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Amendment Act 2019. SA Qualifications Authority (Saqa) CE Joe Samuels advised that Ramaphosa signed the Act into law last Tuesday and it was published in the Government Gazette on Monday. It will come into effect on a date determined by Ramaphosa and its provisions could have different commencement dates. Samuels said Saqa would study the Act and look very seriously at parts that could be implemented immediately and do preparatory work for other aspects of the new law. Five-year sentences, unspecified fines or both will be handed to people found guilty of making false entries in the national learners’ records database or are party to the falsification, dissemination or publication of a qualification or part-qualification of who any person. Owners of bogus education institutions will also face jail time for awarding fraudulent qualifications. The Act provides for the establishment of a separate register of misrepresented or fraudulent qualifications or part-qualifications, which is expected to be published periodically
- Read the full original of the above report by Loyiso Sidimba at Independent News
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