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Another fake certificate rom the North bust at Mpilo
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A 20-year-old man from Chiredzi District in Masvingo Province has been fined US$350 or faces three months in prison after being convicted of fraud and forgery for attempting to secure a place in the nursing training programme at Mpilo Central Hospital using a forged Ordinary Level certificate.
Jonathan Mukwena appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Ms Beverly Madzikatire, who handed down the sentence yesterday following his conviction. The court fined Mukwena US$150 for forgery, with an alternative sentence of three months' imprisonment, and an additional US$200 for fraud. He was ordered to settle the fines by January 15, 2026.
The court heard that Mukwena presented a counterfeit academic certificate during the application process for the highly competitive nursing intake at Mpilo Central Hospital.
Prosecuting, Ms Sibusisiwe Sithole told the court that Mukwena sat for his Ordinary Level examinations in November 2022 at Dzoro High School in Chiredzi.
She said he wrote six subjects, obtaining a ‘B' in Shona and Geography, but received ‘D' grades in Combined Science, English Language, Commerce and Mathematics, which did not meet the minimum requirements for entry into the nursing programme.
Jonathan Mukwena appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Ms Beverly Madzikatire, who handed down the sentence yesterday following his conviction. The court fined Mukwena US$150 for forgery, with an alternative sentence of three months' imprisonment, and an additional US$200 for fraud. He was ordered to settle the fines by January 15, 2026.
The court heard that Mukwena presented a counterfeit academic certificate during the application process for the highly competitive nursing intake at Mpilo Central Hospital.
Prosecuting, Ms Sibusisiwe Sithole told the court that Mukwena sat for his Ordinary Level examinations in November 2022 at Dzoro High School in Chiredzi.
She said he wrote six subjects, obtaining a ‘B' in Shona and Geography, but received ‘D' grades in Combined Science, English Language, Commerce and Mathematics, which did not meet the minimum requirements for entry into the nursing programme.
Source - The Chronicle
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