The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has opened a fraud investigation into ‘Prophet’ Walter Magaya after Unisa confirmed it didn’t confer any diploma to him.
The diploma came under scrutiny after Magaya submitted it to the High Court of Zimbabwe to challenge his disqualification from running for ZIFA president.
He was barred from the race for not possessing the required five O’ Level passes but argued that ZIFA’s rules allowed for “any equivalent educational level.” As evidence, he presented a National Diploma in Marketing, reportedly issued by Unisa in October 2015.
Request for Documents
ZACC has officially written to ZIFA, requesting all documents Magaya submitted when applying to contest last month’s ZIFA executive committee elections. The commission has also approached the Judicial Service Commission to obtain records from Magaya’s High Court challenge, where he contested ZIFA’s decision to bar him for not meeting the minimum qualification of five O-Level passes.
‘Prophet’ Magaya’s Questionable Diploma
The investigation, which began on January 31, focuses on a marketing diploma that Magaya claims to have earned from the University of South Africa (UNISA). However, UNISA has refuted his claims, stating that it has no record of him as a student or graduate.
“UNISA has no record of Walter Magaya as a student or graduate,” the university declared in a statement on January 29. “Any certificate he presents as being from UNISA is therefore fraudulent.”
Magaya had submitted a certified copy of the alleged diploma—verified by Waterfalls police—as proof that he qualified higher than the required O-Level passes.
A well-known religious figure, Magaya is the founder of the Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministry and the owner of Yadah Stars, a team that competes in Zimbabwe’s Premier Soccer League.
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