Kenyan president William Ruto right – nearly 60% of country’s tax revenue goes to repaying debt
Ruto said nearly two-thirds of the taxes collected were being used to pay the country's debts. Are his figures sound?
Ruto said nearly two-thirds of the taxes collected were being used to pay the country's debts. Are his figures sound?
Prof Umar Danbatta says that under his watch the contribution of the telecoms industry to the country's GDP has risen from 8% to 16%.
The ruling party is correct that unemployment has decreased for seven consecutive quarters, but there is more to the story.
The ANC is reviewing the promises it made to voters in 2019. We checked whether the claims made were supported by data.
Ruto hosted the continent’s inaugural climate change summit, aimed at forging a common position. We examined some of the claims he made.
The ANC is reviewing the promises it made to voters five years ago. But some of the successes it claims are not supported by data.
Daily Maverick recently published a glowing opinion piece on Kenya’s growth trajectory, which we took an interest in.
Posts claim that South Africa’s regular power cuts mean the country has now met its emissions reduction target. But the claim has problems.
Ahead of the South African 2024 general elections, claims are being made about what opposition says is the poor state of the country.
In August, a spate of media reports brought bad news for Nigerians – that they now had the highest unemployment rate in the world.
A number of sceptical readers asked us to take a closer look at pronouncements made by the president at the ANC’s review of its manifesto.
We fact-checked three claims about South Africa's proposed Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill that have some parents on edge.
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