Our takeaways from a year-long project researching misinformation
In our Overview briefing, the grand finale in a series of research briefs about fact-checking and misinformation, we capture the key finding...
In our Overview briefing, the grand finale in a series of research briefs about fact-checking and misinformation, we capture the key finding...
Minimum temperatures were generally below normal for all winter months. But an analysis of temperature data does not show that South Africa ...
With South African municipal elections set to take place in 2021, we can expect a lot of service delivery comparisons. They may not all add ...
Science journalism, unlike science communication, exists to serve the reader. Getting it wrong can only undermine the public's trust in scie...
A dramatic rise. A spike. A crisis, even an outbreak. Words have flowed to describe a perceived rise in teenage pregnancies in Kenya followi...
Is the @Duduzane__Zuma Twitter account really run by former South African president Jacob Zuma’s son? Some online sleuthing reveals the acco...
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa was wrong when he said 51% of women in the country had experienced partner violence. It's important ...
Andrew Dudfield from UK fact-checking charity Full Fact explains how a team of fact-checking organisations is developing artificial intellig
With South Africa’s government forced to review its budget due to the pandemic, an already cash-strapped Stats SA has had to cut a vital pov...
Tobacco sales have been outlawed under South Africa’s Covid-19 lockdown since March 2020. Has the ban made a million or so smokers quit the ...
The eucalyptus tree grows widely in Kenya, and rumours of the non-native tree’s remarkable thirst are nearly as rife. In a water-scarce coun...
The data currently available points to a bizarre trend. It is contrary to everything we know about the expected disease outcomes for smokers...
Take our quiz on crime and justice in Africa. Can you get a perfect score?
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, we should be more health-conscious. Take our quiz and find out how much you know about health in Africa....
Do you keep up with the continent’s economies? Take our quiz and find out how much you know about African economies.
Did you know that our work is free to read and share? Support our work to continue reading.
Subscribe to our newsletterSupport independent fact-checking in Africa.
Make a donation