Access to electricity higher than 36% in 1994, despite claims by South Africa’s ruling party
The ANC’s secretary general Fikile Mbalula has repeated an incorrect claim about access to electricity in 1994.
The ANC’s secretary general Fikile Mbalula has repeated an incorrect claim about access to electricity in 1994.
Several media publications have repeated an incorrect claim about the number of South Africans who get social grants.
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.
If elected, Dino Melaye hopes to exploit the state's minerals for the benefit of its people. But there's no evidence of the coveted metal.
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.
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