Unam forgery hearing ‘complex’

THE University of Namibia (Unam) says it will take at least until the end of the month to finalise disciplinary hearings against students accused of forging qualifications to gain admission to the institution.

Emelia Aniceto from Unam’s Communication and Marketing Department suggested that the hearings that started last week are a complex exercise, which could not be done overnight. Towards the end of last year, Unam de-registered 165 Angolans and nine Namibian students after it was discovered that they had allegedly been studying at the institution with fake Grade 12 certificates.The students were, however, reregistered in February after 11 of their colleagues gave notice that they planned to launch an urgent application in the High Court to have their expulsions and course cancellations declared unconstitutional and invalid.They were re-registered on February 16 – 18, pending disciplinary hearings.Yesterday Aniceto told The Namibian that only 79 students would appear before the disciplinary hearing as the rest did not re-register.Towards the end of last year, Unam de-registered 165 Angolans and nine Namibian students after it was discovered that they had allegedly been studying at the institution with fake Grade 12 certificates.The students were, however, reregistered in February after 11 of their colleagues gave notice that they planned to launch an urgent application in the High Court to have their expulsions and course cancellations declared unconstitutional and invalid.They were re-registered on February 16 – 18, pending disciplinary hearings.Yesterday Aniceto told The Namibian that only 79 students would appear before the disciplinary hearing as the rest did not re-register.