TIISETSO MOTSOENENG: Fake PhD fiasco exposes governance flaws
Remgro gets a hard lesson in the importance of due diligence after exposure of Thabi Leoka
16 January 2024 - 05:00
UPDATED 16 January 2024 - 10:53
Remgro has learnt a hard lesson from trusting Thabi Leoka’s academic credentials.
The investment heavyweight, controlled by billionaire Johann Rupert, hired the renowned economist as an independent director in March 2023, only to fire her less than a year later after it turned out she lied about having a PhD from the London School of Economics (LSE). ..
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