Unisa has released a full statement regarding Walter Magaya‘s alleged fraudulent degree. The institution states that Magaya’s certificates are fraudulent and that the honorary degree he claims to have received from the university is also fake.
The institution also dismisses Walter Magaya’s claims that they spent over two months analyzing his work. Magaya, who was a presidential aspirant in the ZIFA elections, allegedly submitted fake documents to qualify for the race.
Here is the Full Unisa Statement :
“It is purported that a certain Zimbabwean national, Walter Magaya, is a graduate or alumnus of the university.
Responding to a media query from a certain international media platform, the university confirmed that, based on the information provided by the said media platform, the system of the university could not find any record showing that Mr. Magaya was ever registered or graduated with Unisa.
This effectively means that Unisa does not have Mr. Magaya either as a student or a graduate. Any certificate(s) he produces which he claims to be from Unisa is/are therefore fraudulent.
Subsequent to the issuing of the media response, the university also came across a video clip in the social media domain wherein Mr. Magaya also claims to have received an honorary doctorate from Unisa.
The university has never conferred any honorary doctorate on Mr. Magaya and strongly condemns this false claim.
We believe that conduct of this nature damages and brings our brand into disrepute, and we reserve the right to take appropriate corrective action. Relevant authorities within the university have therefore been requested to take the necessary legal action in this regard.”
With this official statement, Unisa has reaffirmed its stance against fraudulent academic claims, making it clear that Walter Magaya’s alleged qualifications from the institution are not legitimate.
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