I think someone should email this out to guavamint just to rub it in their faces how pathetic we all think they really are - stroke away on your ego's Biatches!.
I saw something similar on ITWEB (i think) about the previous CIO of Home Affairs winning an award and almost puked. Arguably the worst performing department in the whole government.
Ivy's speech to parliment not so long ago was virtually nothing more than pages of pats on the back for pals and herself. Reality means nothing to them.
Its becoming easier to draw the conclusion that Ivy, Paris and Co really don't have a clue. They either cannot recognise, or just plain refuse to face facts.
Hopelessly out of their depth the lot of them and nothing more than token appointments for struggle buddies at the expense of the entire country.
Why things like this still amazes us, I don't know. We have to wake up and smell the roses that we are truly part of Africa now. They do things a little bit different here than in the real world. Accolades are being handed out like it is candy whether the recipient deserves it or not. If the ceremony justifies putting on the graduation attire even better, then the recipient feels that much better about him/herself for all the 'hard work' that they did.
No wonder the rest of the world is laughing at us behind our backs (and sometimes right in our faces). Why else do most of the countries in the developed world not recognise the qualifications that are being awarded here as being bona-fide anymore?