Jobless graduate burns her certificate, posts video online

Exploits University in Malawi has come under fire after revoking a former student’s degree because of a video in which she burned her degree certificate obtained from the university, writes Mwayi Mkandawire for Malawi24.

The woman has been identified as Bridget Thapiwe Soko. She recently posted a video on social media showing her burning her degree because she has failed to find a job four years after graduating. “You reach a point of getting tired,” Soko says in the video. “Whenever I see this degree, it gives me fake promises that I will get a job.”

In reaction, Exploits, through its Chancellor Desmond Bikoko, has revoked Soko’s degree saying the woman’s actions were aimed at tarnishing the image of the university. On social media, Malawians have condemned the university for its action against its former student.
Full report on the Malawi24 site