No, Eskom doesn’t generate 45% of electricity used in Africa
Claims
Two claims about Eskom’s electricity generation.
Source: Eskom website (January 2019)
checked
Verdict
One incorrect, one mostly correct.
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Campaigner in hit and miss with facts about Nigeria’s stroke burden
Claims
Three claims about burden of stroke in Nigeria
Source: Prof Abayomi Ogun, president of the Nigerian Stroke Organisation
checked
Verdict
One correct, one unproven, one misleading
Do one in four women in Africa suffer from depression? We checked
Claim
In Africa, depression affects one in four women.
Source: Twitter user Wenzile Madonsela Msimanga (6 October 2019)
incorrect
Verdict
About one in 23 women in Africa suffers from depression.
Nigeria: 10 big health-related claims we fact-checked in 2019 – and why
This year, Africa Check’s Nigeria office seemed to face more false claims than there are hours in the day. And the most worrying of these were about health.
Yes, Ethiopia ‘the fastest growing economy globally’ – but it’s all in the details
Claim
Ethiopia is the fastest growing economy globally.
Source: Dr Peter Kagwanja on Kenyan broadcaster NTV
mostly-correct
Verdict
Ethiopia has the highest 10-year growth rate of 194 economies tracked by the IMF, while World Bank data ranks it second.
Cowpox not deadly – and you can’t get it from cows, or from eating beef
Claim
800,000 cows poisoned with cowpox in Nigeria in 2019, so don’t eat beef. Share message and you could save lives.
Source:
incorrect
Verdict
Cowpox rarely deadly, not transmitted by cows or from eating beef, no outbreak in Nigeria in 2019
More than 15 female vice-chancellors have led Nigerian universities, but higher education still a man’s world
Claim
In their history, Nigerian universities have not had more than 15 vice-chancellors.
Source: The Guardian newspaper, Nigeria (November 2019)
incorrect
Verdict
Available data reveals there have been at least 20 female vice-chancellors.
Fact-checked: 5 claims by Kenyan President Kenyatta in national day speech
Claims
Five claims about the history of Mombasa, funding to coastal counties, cargo volumes at the port of Mombasa and Kenya’s life expectancy.
Source: President Uhuru Kenyatta (October 2019)
checked
Verdict
One correct, one mostly correct and three incorrect
Yes, South Africa’s clean energy output up from zero to ‘over 4.5%’ since 2010
Claim
The South African government has successfully increased the contribution of clean energy from 0% in 2010 to over 4.5% within five years.
Source: Gwede Mantashe, minister of mineral resources and energy (October 2019)
correct
Verdict
Official data supports the claim, and experts back it up.
No evidence that half the kids who drink before 18 develop alcohol problems
Claim
Half the kids who drink before the age of 18 develop alcohol dependency.
Source: Aware.org street poster in South Africa (September 2019)
unproven
Verdict
The US study given as evidence for the claim doesn’t support it. South African research doesn’t either.