University of the Witwatersrand has no record of a Nokwanda Ndlovu ever being a registered student at the institution. TimesLIVE reports that this is according to registrar Carol Crosley after Sunday Times reported that Ndlovu, a high school dropout, is facing criminal charges for posing as a medical intern after convincing five KwaZulu-Natal hospitals and clinics she was a medical student from Wits.
“The university is obliged to correct misinformation in the public domain and, as such, can confirm that Ms Nokwanda Ndlovu was never a registered student at the University of the Witwatersrand. The university will, on request, provide the necessary information to the relevant authorities,” Crosely said.
It has emerged that the 23-year old, who hails from Jozini in northern KwaZulu-Natal, spent at least two years at various public health facilities. She claimed she was studying medicine.
Police in KwaZulu-Natal confirmed that Ndlovu had been arrested for posing as a doctor. “A case of fraud is investigated by Nkandla SAPS. A 23-year-old suspect was arrested for fraud after she posed as a doctor at a hospital in Nkandla. She was arrested last year. She will appear in court again on July 27,” Captain Nqobile Gwala said.
A spokesperson for the provincial arm of the National Prosecuting Authority, Natasha Kara, said Ndlovu is out on R1,000 bail after her first court appearance.
The report says queries sent via SMS to two numbers for Ndlovu and her mother were not answered. Teachers at the last known high school Ndlovu attended said Ndlovu dropped out in June when she was in grade 11.
Umalusi, the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training, was unable to verify if Ndlovu was in possession of a matric certificate.
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