Facts in Q&A format

Ghana’s population was approximately 34 million in 2023....

In 2024, KwaZulu-Natal had the highest number of public schools at 5,753, followed by the Eastern Cape with 4,990. Gauteng led the way with 937 independent schools, followed by the Western Cape with 331....

According to the Department of Basic Education, South Africa had 24,850 schools in 2024. Of these, 22,381 were public schools and 2,469 were independent. Public schools receive government funding, while independent schools are privately run but registered with provincial education departments....

Nigeria has over 500,000 miners working in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining subsector, despite the sector still developing. This is according to a secondary source. ...

South Africa is the only African country generating electricity from nuclear power. It produced 8.2 billion kWh (4.4% of its grid) in 2023, according to the World Nuclear Association. The association lists the following as "emerging nuclear countries" based on government plans or commitments: Egy...

Women and girls in all regions are affected by gender-based killings. According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, there is “no commonly agreed definition of what constitutes ‘femicide’”. It has historically been defined as the killing of women and girls because they are female. C...

Between October 2024 to December 2024, 2,188 sexual assaults were recorded representing a 3.5% increase from the same period in 2023. ...

The per capita consumption of alcohol in South Africa was 8.8 litres in 2019, according to the World Health Organization. This was higher than the global average of 5.4 litres Sub-Saharan Africa average of 4.5 litres. ...

Herd immunity occurs when enough people in a population is immune to an infectious disease, either through vaccination or past infection, reducing its spread. The percentage needed for herd immunity varies by disease. For Covid-19, the exact vaccination rate required to achieve herd immunity is unkn...