{"id":388718,"date":"2026-01-25T23:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T21:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=388718"},"modified":"2026-01-25T23:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T21:21:16","slug":"woman-arrested-for-fake-grade-12-certificate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=388718","title":{"rendered":"Woman arrested for fake Grade 12 certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 25-year-old woman was arrested after it was alleged that she forged her Senior Secondary School certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the weekend crime report, the incident occurred on Friday, 23 January 2026, at about 12:45 at the International University of Management (IUM) in Ongwediva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is alleged that the suspect used an ink pen to alter the symbols and, in another instance, pasted a letter that was affixed to some of the copies. IUM management involved the police, and the suspect was arrested and detained at the Ongwediva Police holding cells. She is expected to appear before the Oshakati Magistrates\u2019 Court on Monday, 26 January 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police investigations continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter A 25-year-old woman was arrested after it was alleged that she forged her Senior Secondary School certificate. According to the weekend crime report, the incident occurred on Friday, 23 January 2026, at about 12:45 at the International University of Management (IUM) in Ongwediva. 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