UJ says reports ‘Phindile’ hacked its systems for distinctions are fake

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UJ says reports ‘Phindile’ hacked its systems for distinctions are fake
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'Phindile' has been trending on social media, with most hailing her efforts and calling for IT companies to give her a job.

According to the two identical reports, Phindile apparently accessed IT panels of the UJ website and gave herself two distinctions on two modules she had been struggling with because her bursary had ditched her and parents could not afford to put her through school.

“Further investigations found that she did not do it for her self only. She edited marks for 200 other students who were having problems passing their modules,” reads the fake report, further quoting an anonymous person saying some of the students at the university graduated because of Phindile’s actions.is busy trying to reach a final decision on whether they can cancel the degrees issued with marks that were edited by Phindile.

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