News24 | A professor quit after plagiarising a US intelligence report. He now has a top 4IR job in KZN government

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 Dr Stella Bvuma; at the centre, Langelihle Zulu, and on the right Dr Sibongiseni Thosetjane and deputy director-general, Dr Fikile Ndlovu.

Seated. Left: Dr Leon Rolls; centre, Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube; and right professor Christiaan Adendorff. Back row: Dr Stella Bvuma; at the centre, Langelihle Zulu, and on the right Dr Sibongiseni Thosetjane and deputy director-general, Dr Fikile Ndlovu.

In May, the KwaZulu-Natal government hired adjunct professor Christian Adendorff, who parted ways with the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) after he was exposed for plagiarising two international documents and getting paid a handsome R2.2 million for "strategic" work that wasn't originally his.

Adendorff is now the KwaZulu-Natal deputy chairperson of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) Commission.

Leon Rolls is the chairperson, with Lungile Zulu, Stella Bvuma and Sibongiseni Thosetjane as commissioners.

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