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News24 reports that a former Eastern Cape prosecutor has appeared in the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on allegations of academic fraud.
He allegedly defrauding the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) by submitting forged academic qualifications to secure employment. Luthando Nomandindi, 33, appeared in court on Tuesday after he was arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation unit on the same day. Hawks spokesperson Warrant Officer Ndiphiwe Mhlakuvana said Nomandindi was facing charges of fraud, forgery and uttering. Nomandindi enrolled for a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) from January 2010 to December 2016. However, he allegedly failed to meet the academic requirements in order to graduate. “Despite this, in 2020, Nomandindi apparently submitted a falsified LLB degree certificate and a bogus Legal Education and Development attendance report as part of his application to the National Prosecuting Authority’s [NPA] Aspirant Prosecutor Programme, which required a legitimate LLB qualification or proof of final-year status,” said Mhlakuvana. In January 2021, Nomandindi was appointed as an aspirant prosecutor and later elevated to the position of public prosecutor. The accused later applied for promotion at the regional court as a court prosecutor using the same credentials and he was shortlisted for appointment. However, after the NPA requested him to submit the original academic certificates, Nomandindi abruptly resigned with effect from 15 March 2025. The institution picked up some discrepancies in his qualifications and referred the matter to the Hawks for a probe.
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