Widespread fraud in SA’s school admissions system – up to 40% fake addresses.

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Ashleigh Laurent – Legal Counsel at TPN, about how data from TPN Credit Bureau reveals that address fraud is a significant challenge facing South African public schools. In one surveyed school, 40% of applications contained false or misleading address information, while another school reported fraudulent addresses in 20% of Grade 1 applications. Door-to-door verifications at a separate school revealed that 51% of applicants did not reside at the addresses submitted.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.