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News24 reports that Saldanha Bay Mayor Marius Koen has set the record straight about his qualifications amid claims he had lied about his qualifications.
Koen released a four-minute video refuting claims he did not hold an Honours Degree in Public Administration and Industrial Psychology and as well as a Master of Business Administration from a UK-based institution. "For the past few weeks in the media, especially social media, I was continuously attacked with questions to what I've studied and where I've studied … It's unacceptable these continued personal attacks that I have been enduring for the past four-and-a-half years but enough is enough. There is a fine line between playing politics and defamation of character," Koen stated. He said the recent attacks on him have now prompted him to consider taking legal action against those who claimed he had lied. Before questions emerged about Koen's qualifications, former DA provincial leader Bonginkosi Madikizela was embroiled in a scandal after he allegedly lied about his qualifications. He was suspended and subsequently resigned from the party. Melikhaya Xego of the EFF in the Western Cape called for Koen to be suspended from all party activities and said: "We call on Koen to provide evidence of his qualifications or step down, immediately. We also call on the Saldanha Municipality Council to appoint a committee to investigate these allegations against the mayor and if required, he must be subjected to a disciplinary process for bringing the name and reputation of the municipality into disrepute."
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Marvin Charles at News24
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