A 25-year-old woman who allegedly lied about her qualification as a radiographer is expected to appear in the Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday on a charge of fraud.
Asisipho Mbekela worked at the Livingstone Hospital as a radiographer for six months in 2016.
According to the indictment, Mbekela made misrepresentations to the department and falsely indicated on her Z83 application form that she had obtained a qualification "Radiography Nuclear Med" at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in 2015.
However, the State alleges that Mbekela lied about her qualification and failed dismally, only passing one of her four subjects during her final examination. She obtained the following results:
Radiographic Practice 35%,
Clinical Radio-graphic Practice 50%,
Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation 25%
Radio-pharmacy 32%
In order to pass a subject, a student must obtain a mark of at least 50% or more. A student who obtains less than a sub-minimum of 40% shall not be allowed to write a supplementary examination. The National Diploma in Radiography: Nuclear Medicine, is a minimum requirement for registration in radiography.
- African News Agency (ANA),
