Dude in Zimbabwe tried to fake his way into nursing school. Jonathan Mukwena, a twenty-year-old from Chiredzi, got slapped with a 350 dollar fine. He will go to jail for three months if he does not pay. A Bulawayo magistrate named Beverly Madzikatire hit him with the penalties for fraud and forgery. He tried using a fake O-Level certificate to get into the program at Mpilo Central Hospital.
The court heard he actually took his exams back in 2022 at Dzoro High School. His real grades were pretty mid. He got a B in two subjects, Shona and Geography. Everything else was a D, including math and English. He made a counterfeit version of that certificate anyway to apply for the competitive nursing spot.
He has until the start of 2026 to come up with the cash. The magistrate broke it down as separate fines for each charge. The forgery part is 150 bucks. The fraud charge is another 200. Both have that three-month jail time hanging over them as the alternative.
The court heard he actually took his exams back in 2022 at Dzoro High School. His real grades were pretty mid. He got a B in two subjects, Shona and Geography. Everything else was a D, including math and English. He made a counterfeit version of that certificate anyway to apply for the competitive nursing spot.
He has until the start of 2026 to come up with the cash. The magistrate broke it down as separate fines for each charge. The forgery part is 150 bucks. The fraud charge is another 200. Both have that three-month jail time hanging over them as the alternative.
