The DA’s federal legal commission has launched an investigation into Mayco member Xanthea Limberg’s tertiary education following reports that she does not hold the varsity degrees as claimed on her CV.
On Wednesday, the Weekend Argus revealed that Limberg submitted a summarised CV that stated she has a degree in politics and public policy administration from UCT and a BA degree in policy studies from Unisa.
The CV was submitted to the party’s provincial executive committee in January for her nomination as an executive member.
In response Limberg said the CV was a summary and that the party had her full CV which stated that she did not complete her degrees.
DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille said Limberg would be treated the same as former DA Western Cape leader Bonginkosi Madikizela who resigned after it was revealed that he lied about his qualifications.
“I have done exactly what I did with both Bonginkosi Madikizela and Marius Koen, and referred it directly to the Federal Legal Commission,” she said.
Zille added that DA leader John Steenhuisen had instructed that the qualifications of every DA public representative be independently verified.
Meanwhile, Limberg’s profile on the South Africa-Italy summit, where she was a participant, says she holds a degree in politics and public policy from UCT.
But, she says: “I may have attended the event, but I have never seen this profile document for this summit and definitely did not draft it.”
UCT’s Nombuso Shabalala confirmed: “We confirm that Ms. Limberg does not hold a degree from UCT.”
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