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From which diseases is Nigeria more at risk of an epidemic?

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Technical guidelines for integrated disease surveillance and response in Nigeria

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From which diseases is Nigeria more at risk of an epidemic?

Epidemic-prone diseases that are endemic in Nigeria are: cholera, measles, meningococcal meningitis, viral haemorrhagic fever (Lassa fever, dengue) and yellow fever. Related: FACTSHEET: What’s behind frequent yellow fever outbreaks in Nigeria? FACTSHEET: The ins & outs of deadl...

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Welfare & population

What share of black, coloured, Indian and white people live in poverty in South Africa?

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Poverty Trends in South Africa 2017 (Statistics South Africa)

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What share of black, coloured, Indian and white people live in poverty in South Africa?

In 2015, an estimated 64.2% of black (African) people were considered to be poor as defined by the upper-bound poverty line – the highest of three poverty lines.An estimated 41.3% of coloured people; 5.9% of Indian/Asian people and 1% of white people were also deemed poor.More: Frequently asked qu...

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Welfare & population

Why are 15-year-olds included in South Africa’s working-age population?

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Statistics South Africa response to an Africa Check enquiry

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Why are 15-year-olds included in South Africa’s working-age population?

Fifteen-year-olds are included in the working-age population because you can leave school at the end of the year in which you turn 15. If a 15-year-old is without work in the week before the Quarterly Labour Force Survey interview, looked for work in the four weeks before the interview and was av...

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Welfare & population

Are people working in the informal sector, such as street hawkers, considered to be unemployed in South Africa’s official unemployment rate?

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Statistics South Africa response to an Africa Check enquiry

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Are people working in the informal sector, such as street hawkers, considered to be unemployed in South Africa’s official unemployment rate?

No, they are considered employed, as long as they did that activity (e.g. trade) for at least one hour in the week before the Quarterly Labour Force Survey interview. ...

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Education

Can you read for a BSc in Witchcraft in South Africa?

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Africa Check Fact-Check: No, South African university not offering witchcraft course - it’s just satire

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Can you read for a BSc in Witchcraft in South Africa?

No. An article on the website Ihlaya News reports that the University of Venda is planning to introduce a course on witchcraft that will include classes on “lightning” and “thunder”. The article was flagged as possibly false by Facebook’s fact-checking system. But it’s not false - o...

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