13-05-2025
Gauteng woman arrested for submitting fraudulent teaching qualifications at SACE headquarters
A woman has been arrested for submitting fraudulent teaching qualifications from UNISA.
A Gauteng woman was arrested for allegedly submitting fraudulent teaching qualifications from the University of South Africa (UNISA).
The woman was arrested on Tuesday while she was allegedly submitting the fake qualifications at the South African Council for Educators (SACE) head office in Centurion, Tshwane.
The council said the woman had been teaching with an alleged fake Unisa qualification and a fake SACE letter.
SACE has warned people with fake teaching documents or qualifications to stay away from its offices or schools as measures are in place to arrest them on the spot.
"The matter was reported to the South African Police Service (SAPS) and South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) as it involves a qualification. The council requests all applicants with misrepresented documents to stop submitting them to SACE," said SACE.
In another similar matter, a 41-year-old Mpumalanga woman, Ntombelanga Pretty Labane, was arrested for allegedly working as a schoolteacher using fake qualifications and earned over R1.2 million.
Allegations are that Labane does not have matric, although she holds a Bachelor of Education (B-ED) degree.
She allegedly used a fraudulent matric certificate to apply at the Walter Sisulu University, where she obtained her degree.
