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| Mojalefa Nale, CEO at North West Development Corporation. |
North West Development Corporation CEO Mojalefa Nale has been accused of not having a matric certificate and has provided proof of his diploma and Master's degree qualifications. The chair of the portfolio committee on economic development, environment and tourism, Mmoloki Cwaile, made the allegations in an affidavit when he opened a case against the department's MEC Virginia Tlhapi over two appointments made by the corporation.
Cwaile alleged that Nale had produced fake tertiary qualifications to secure his position. However, Nale has provided proof of his qualifications and admitted that he did not have a matric certificate as he was sent to exile halfway through matric. He returned to SA to work and subsequently was admitted to the University of Bradford to study economics. The South African Qualifications Authority (Saqa) has confirmed his qualifications.
Nale said he went to exile when he was 19 and joined the ANC in the organising department and dealing with elections at that time. He applied for both the postgraduate diploma and Master's from a UK university and passed both courses. He said there was a political agenda against him and that he was deployed by Luthuli House to run the provincial conference of the North West.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said Mpofu, a Zimbabwean national, handed himself over to police on Wednesday and appeared in court on fraud charges for contravening the Immigration Act. The case was postponed until March 26 for bail information and a possible bail application. Mpofu was remanded in custody, and the NPA intends to oppose bail in the matter, so more charges might be added. Former CEO Radichaba Malepane said the human resources department should have done more due diligence and that the HR department should have checked his permits as they accepted his submission as it was.
