Kathy Esan
Paulo jordan, 72, a top south African politician, an anti apartheid activist, and a respected anc figure who once served as culture minister has resigned as mp after it was revealed his academic qualifications were fake.
According to a report in south Africa Sunday times newspaper, Dr Jordan as he is generally referred to lied on his CV about having a doctorate which he claimed to have received from un university of Wisconsin Madison and London school of economics.
The governing African national conference (ANC) said that Jordan has apologized for deceiving the people and government of south Africa for many years. According to bbc, the news has caused quite a scare in south Africa since Dr Jordan is a respected political figure in the country.
Source: 360nobs
