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South African motorists are feeling the pinch. A major hike in fuel prices took effect on 3 October 2018. Website Breek Nuus claimed that some drivers could escape the increase. The article reported that energy minister Jeff Radebe had convinced President Cyril Ramaphosa to “allow previous...

At an August 2018 men’s summit, South Africa’s deputy president David Mabuza quoted statistics on violence against women and children.Africa Check examined five of Mabuza’s claims, ranging from the number of women murdered each year to the share of child rape cases.Three claims – related to ...

A TV programme on gender-based violence claimed there had been a 117% rise in the killing of women in South Africa since 2015, according to “UN estimates”.We traced the claim to a Statistics South Africa report that compared two different sets of data. The report has since been revised.South Afr...

Washing powder brand claimed 57% of South African kids were raised without fathers.Stat came from old data which measured whether biological fathers spend at least four nights a week in the same household as their children.Latest data puts the figure of absent fathers, including those who have died,...