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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Zambia based musician Patience Namadingo has been ordered to stop misleading the public with the use of the title \u201cDr\u201d against his name. Namadingo was given an honorary doctorate by the University of South Africa in 2020 and since then he has been using the \u201cDr\u201d title. He also changed the name of his Facebook Page to \u201cDr Namadingo\u201d.<\/p>\n

However, the Zambia Qualifications Authority advises people whose doctorate degrees are honorary to stop using \u201cDr\u201d against their names since such conduct misleads the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe recipient of an honorary qualification may use it on the curriculum vitae but list it under awards and honours and not under the section for qualifications. Whenever the title \u2018Dr\u2019 is used in the case of an honorary doctorate, the abbreviations \u201ch.c.\u201d (honoris causa) should be used or the recipient should state \u201cHonorary Degree\u201d in full against his or her name. The Authority therefore wishes to advise the recipients of honorary degrees or doctorates as commonly referred, to use \u201ch.c\u201d or \u201cHonorary Degree\u201d to avoid misleading the general public and to preserve the integrity of earned degrees,\u201d says a statement on the authority\u2019s website. Malawian musician Namadingo receives honorary degree<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Malawi. Zambia based musician Patience Namadingo has been ordered to stop misleading the public with the use of the title \u201cDr\u201d against his name. Namadingo was given an honorary doctorate by the University of South Africa in 2020 and since then he has been using the \u201cDr\u201d title. 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