Cape Town — The African National Congress (ANC) in the Bojanala region of the North West, has warned leaders, councillors and members that they would face serious consequences if they were found with fake qualifications.
This follows the arrest of senior ANC councillor Masego Moetsi from the Rustenburg municipality, who was found to have submitted false matric certificates when applying for a position as an MMC in the municipality’s executive committee, The Citizen reported.
Moetsi was charged with corruption and fraud.
She appeared in the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court, where she was released on R2 0000 bail.
Moetsi’s false certificate was caught when the ANC sent her forms, which she filled out when she applied for the job, the report said.
In 2023, the ANC announced that members wishing to represent the party in Parliament or provincial legislatures must have a post-matric qualification or relevant expertise.
The new regulations were put in place to make sure the ANC was represented by the most suitable candidates, EWN reported.
“The minimum requirements for serving as an MP is that a candidate must, preferably, have a post-matric qualification, or have the relevant capacity, experience or expertise that will enable them to make a constructive contribution in the relevant sector,” the report quoted Chairperson of the election committee, Kgalema Motlantle Motlantle, as saying at the time.
ANC members who want to be selected to represent the party in Parliament or Provincial legislatures have to be in possession of a “post-matric qualification”.
This is according to chairperson of ANC’s electoral committee, Kgalema Motlanthe. @Alpha_Mero25 pic.twitter.com/7nuFQlOQnL
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) December 15, 2023
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