YOU ASKED: Has South Africa’s public works programme created 14 million jobs in 20 years?
With unemployment in South Africa at 32.1%, political parties have been keen to talk up their ability to create jobs ahead of elections.
PRESS RELEASE: 2024 African Fact-Checking Awards now open for entries
The African Fact-Checking Awards is the longest-running awards programme celebrating fact-checking journalism in the African media.
Right of reply: South Africa’s Minister of Human Settlements responds to Africa Check’s commentary on housing numbers
Minister of Human Settlements Mmamoloko Kubayi replies to our commentary on housing figures.
COMMENT: How South Africa’s top brass continue to inflate government housing figures and why it matters
Government officials maintain that over 4 million houses have been provided to the poor. We explain why this claim is misleading.
PRESS RELEASE: Africa Check, South African media and Google create election fact-checking coalition
The broad-based coalition aims to help voters critically engage with information and make informed decisions in the voting booth.
Exposing health myths: How sneaky science misled the public in 2023
Science isn't flashy. It's notoriously boring, uncertain and unsexy. And there's a risk to health and life if we aren’t more questioning.
ANALYSIS: Unverifiable? M-Pesa, Kenya’s famous mobile money innovation has a beautiful story, but some claims are fuzzy
What could possibly be difficult about verifying simple claims about the economic impact of M-Pesa, a pioneering Kenyan innovation?
ANALYSIS: What you need to know about Nigeria's out-of-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states
Nigerians are about to go to the polls to elect their governors. In this piece, we look at the candidates, the parties, narratives and more....