Cape Town – Good Shepherd College of Religion and Training, a Christian institution that recently awarded South African businesswoman and socialite Shauwn Mkhize an honorary doctorate in Philosophy for her charitable efforts in communities is reportedly not registered.
Last week social media was set abuzz when Mkhize received an honorary doctorate.
The socialite took to Instagram to express her gratitude, thanking her fans and family for their support throughout her career.
She immediately changed her Instagram name and reintroduced herself as DR. Shawn Mkhize.
“Dear Mama and Papa. Here we are…your daughters are both doctors. I hope you and dad are watching over this moment and you are beyond proud. Thank you Lord for this day and thank you to oKhabazela ka Mavovo [K]ayihlandla. It’s moments like this that I cherish from the bottom of my heart , being celebrated and acknowledged whilst I’m still alive. It’s official you can now address me as Dr President Shauwn Mkhize,” Shauwn wrote in an Instagram post.
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It has been reported, however, that the institute that honored Mkhize is illegitimate.
According to IOL, Good Shepherd College of Religion, Culture and Training is not registered.
It gets worse.
The institution does not even have a website or an education domain, let alone the authority to grant a Ph.D. in philosophy.
“Kindly note that the Good Shepherd College of Religion and Training is not registered with the Department as a private higher education institution. We are currently investigating,” the report quoted the Department of Higher Education and Training spokesperson Ishmael Mnisi as saying.
MamKhize and the institution have remained mum.
Twitter users reacted to Mkhize’s academic u-turn with some suggesting that she should just buy the college and turn it into a legitimate institution.
Here are some of the reactions on Twitter:
She must just buy this college and turn it into a university… https://t.co/ymonuVxSon
— Zukula (@Mndeni361) December 2, 2021
MaMkhize after hearing that the college is unregistered and it turned into a flybynight ? pic.twitter.com/QfdQ5bIsrS
— Mr Nice_?? (@MRNice_ZA) December 3, 2021
Shawn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize was conferred a PhD by a fly-by-night college, the Good Shepherd College of Religion, Culture and Training ???? pic.twitter.com/mUGrtkUIKf
— Kokwele M. Phillix ???????? (@Matome_Kay) December 3, 2021
Surely someone from Mamkhize’s team should have done a background check on the Good Shepherd College of Religion before accepting the doctorate.
The College doesn’t even have a website. Their Facebook page last had a post in 2020. Heads must roll Madam President ? pic.twitter.com/haOTZbm6O4— Mthokozisi Dube (@dube_mthoko) December 3, 2021
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