Honorary doctorates illegal

What is an honourary doctorate? What does that mean? That University which also issued out these awards is out of order, from where do they know these people from and what criteria or criterion did they use, asenime kudlanga ngatsi nine. If Mr X and Miss X received these honourary doctorates, I want one too. This is not to say others do not deserve it.
Aug 18, 2010, 9:09 AM, Sphetfo (sphetfo@hotmail.com)

These heroes have been honoured for their hard work not by blood relations which is common in our country let this greediness come to an end "GIVE HONOUR WHERE IT IS DUE” LEAVE THESE PEOPLE AND THEIR DOCTORATES ALONE!!!
Aug 18, 2010, 9:15 AM, martin (mmart22@yahoo.com)

Heroes...what heroes? Honorary doctorates are just that, honorary, they are not real. We work hard for our academic achievements, and we get real doctorates conferred on us by real universities. Of late we have seen a proliferation of shady and questionable institutions, calling themselves universities granting honorary doctorates willy nilly. Somebody explain to Robert Zwane that what he received does not make him a doctor, it’s just honorary. Pity Swazis love titles, and they end up insisting on being called Dr. The rule is if one feels so much about using their 'doctoral title' and they fall into the category of honorary title holders, they should write after their name 'honoris causa', to indicate that this is an honorary doctorate. Even the real doctors do not insist on being called doctors! Hard work and achieving a real academic doctorate teaches one humility, and they do not insist on being called doctor
Aug 18, 2010, 10:19 am, Angelo (ang@gmail.com)

Absolutely agree with the law. Should we then allow David Simelane to get an honorary doctorate? Just as we see that cattle rustlers and thieves are now being conferred with doctorates? For what? Least we be taken as jokes, the law must stand! Jesus everywhere else, written consent of the government ministry responsible is mandatory, to avoid honoring thieves and murderers, may I also add: terrorists. How you define terrorist depends on which camp you stand. Often we go with the definition of the ruling regime, whose permission must be sought. thank you
Aug 18, 2010, 10:20 AM, scholar (triose@havarvard.edu)

Mmmh interesting issue...but as I see it, its like parents from my community honor me as a hard working young person but the truth is who really knows that I am a hard worker? Needless to say..my own parents and you can relate this issue you will get my point. 
Aug 18, 2010, 10:59 am, sanele jele (sanelejele@yahoo.com)

I strongly agree with the law. These doctorates from fly by night universities should be given direct scrutiny.
Aug 18, 2010, 11:19 AM, Figo (mzwandilemavuso@yahoo.com)

Yini kani umona. I think the country should be happy that the Swazis are getting educated. Kani stawufika njani leku-vision 2022 uma kusenebantfu labangafuni kubona lomunye aphumelela? Cha bekunene awume umona let the people get their Honorary Doctorates & I want mine very soon, after all its all about their efforts and hard work. Why then should someone stand on their route to success? Kuyangidzina ke loku...
Aug 18, 2010, 12:05 pm, kalawa (mbhasobhid94@gmail.com)

Oh poor Swaziland! Kalawa don't even dream about 2022 , SD is going nowhere.
Aug 18, 2010, 12:45 pm, Barry (barryhlophe@gmail.com)

This is an interesting issue. There is nothing inherently wrong with institutions granting honorary degrees. However, the manner in which it is happening shows there is more to it than meets the eye. First, the credibility of the awarding institutions must be checked. Second, why such accelerated interest in Swazis? Are Swazis less critical thinkers and therefore easy-going? Third, are these honoraries not a form of business? Recently a decent Swazi who has been targeted by one of these institutions told me how they wanted E7000.00 to award him an honorary doctorate. Multiply that by the number of honors given last year. Are Swazis being ripped off here? Fourth, does this reveal something about the Swazi as people who avoid hard work at all costs for easy, cheap honors and awards? Fifth, are these honoring institutions filling a perceived void? Does Swaziland lack a system of recognizing outstanding contributions of dedicated Swazis? The Queen of England, for example, has an annual list of people to be knighted or awarded medals for their outstanding contributions to society. I am not sure if we have a comparable system. It is not bad to learn some good from a neighbour. We hope the responsible stakeholders will look at this law with an objective mind.
Aug 18, 2010, 1:06 pm, umsawamagotolwane (musakunene@talktalk.net)

This is interesting! All along several citizens have been honored from this namely fly by night institutes and there was a silence in the midst but now that even the unexpected to be tycoons have been honoured then there comes an act lephocelelako which needs to be reviewed in no time. The royalties, PM and the minister of education shouldn’t be involved in ones academic achievement since one may find out that they haven't contributed even a penny in that effort so ngesngami I can say this is pure jealousy and God prohibits such!
Aug 18, 2010, 2:09 PM, fuza (fuzaa@ymail.com)

I think we need to make the difference here. Fuza, an honorary degree is NOT an 'academic' achievement.
Aug 18, 2010, 2:54 PM, umsawamagotolwane (musakunene@talktalk.net)

Cha Mbhasobhi and maSwati lamahle. This is how it goes you pass a university degree, pass a masters degree and then you pass a PHD at a recognized university, and it is then that you can be called doctor X. To find out if a University is recognized you can call SAQA in Pretoria. like others are saying people who have successfully gone through this route do not really care about being called doctors etc.
Aug 18, 2010, 3:52 PM, Ten