President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to give his 2020 state of the nation address this evening. This report looks back at key claims since 2016 and the government’s progress to date.
Researched by Cayley CliffordThey promised big changes. Have they carried them out? The African Election Promise Tracker shows progress made to date.
In 2018, the tea sector recorded the largest marketed agricultural production in Kenya, followed by cut flowers and cattle. (Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)
In this briefing series, Full Fact’s Research Team and partners at Africa Check and Chequeado, draw on the latest academic evidence to explain what shapes belief in misinformation, and how fact checkers might involve politicians, educators, and the general public in the fight for accurate content.
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We’ve announced the winners & runner-ups - here are the fact-checks for this year’s awards!
No evidence that 40% of medicines sold in Africa are fake 
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No evidence that 40% of medicines sold in Africa are fake 
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South Africa’s state of the nation address: 2016 to 2019 in review 
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