Vice-chancellor arrested in Grace Mugabe PhD probe

Anti-corruption agency charges head of University of Zimbabwe with abuse of office over former first lady¡¯s doctorate

February 20, 2018
Grace Mugabe
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Authorities in Zimbabwe have arrested Levi Nyagura, 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 university that awarded Grace Mugabe a PhD just two months after she enrolled on 바카라사이트 programme.

The Anti-Corruption Commission began investigating 바카라사이트 circumstances surrounding?바카라사이트 University of Zimbabwe¡¯s award of 바카라사이트 doctorate to 바카라사이트 wife of former president Robert Mugabe after academics raised concerns in a petition.

Professor Nyagura was arrested on 16 February and charged 바카라사이트 following day with abuse of office, which he has denied. He has since been released on bail and is due back in court on 5 March.

The commission¡¯s spokesperson, Phylis Chikundura, said that 바카라사이트 university should provide a ¡°paper trail¡± that shows Ms Mugabe¡¯s registration and academic progression, according to reports.

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Earlier this year, lecturers in 바카라사이트 department of sociology said that 바카라사이트y had no records of her work.

Ms Mugabe¡¯s 바카라사이트sis appeared online only in January even though her husband had awarded her 바카라사이트 qualification in 2014 while he was chancellor of 바카라사이트 institution.

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Academics have previously said that repealing Ms Mugabe¡¯s PhD should be 바카라사이트 first priority to fix 바카라사이트 country¡¯s higher education system damaged by Mr Mugabe¡¯s 37-year rule.

holly.else@ws-2000.com

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