{
  "id": 11867962,
  "title": "Reshal Dayanand accused of using fake MBChB degree to work as medical intern",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/reshal-dayanand-accused-of-using-fake-mbchb-degree-to-work-as-medical",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T06:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/news/2026-10-04-reshal-dayanand-accused-of-using-fake-mbchb-degree-to-work-as-medical-intern/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A KwaZulu-Natal man, Reshal Dayanand, has appeared in court accused of using a fake MBChB degree to work as a medical intern, according to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, or Hawks. Dayanand, 39, was charged with fraud, forgery, and contravening the Health Professions Act and Electronic Communications and Transactions Act. He studied at the University of KwaZulu-Natal between 2007 and 2015, but was academically excluded in 2013 due to poor performance and re-admitted in 2015 through the Dean's discretion. Despite failing one module, Dayanand allegedly registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a doctor and was placed as an intern at Northdale Hospital in 2016, earning R637,087.75. To cover his tracks, he allegedly collaborated with an unknown UKZN official to generate a fraudulent academic record indicating he passed all required modules. The Hawks confirmed that Dayanand did not meet the requirements for the MBChB degree and was criminally charged. He was released on warning and the matter has been postponed to November 19.",
  "summary": "A 39-year-old man allegedly used falsified UKZN records to register with the HPCSA and work as a medical intern at Northdale Hospital in 2016.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Indian-Origin South African Man Uses Fake Degree To Work As Medical Intern",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/indian-origin-south-african-man-uses-fake-degree-to-work-as-medical",
        "published": "2026-10-04T01:45:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}