The government of the central Mozambican province of Zambezia has found that nearly 300 civil servants have fake qualification certificates.

Many of those who are not as qualified as they made out to be work in the education sector.

The figures are contained in a report presented to Mozambique's parliament by a central government commission.

Permanent Secretary for Zambezi province Elisa Somane said some of the civil servants have been charged over the falsification of qualifications while others have fled trying to avoid justice.