600,000 homeless people on the streets of Johannesburg and Pretoria? Why this claim is flawed
Independent Online recently made this eye-catching claim. Because data informs how resources are shared out, we took a closer look.
Independent Online recently made this eye-catching claim. Because data informs how resources are shared out, we took a closer look.
Fact-checkers aren’t seeing anywhere near the volume of false information about Covid-19 as we did in the heyday of the pandemic.
SA’s latest quarterly crime statistics reveal where and how these crimes happen, but we must understand the data and trends in context.
Following almost two years of disruptions to South Africa's school calendar, what has been the impact of Covid-19 on education in SA?
An analysis by Nigeria’s Guardian newspaper said over 50% of the country’s people have been exposed to the Covid-19 virus and survived.
A widely reported press release misrepresented a study of fatal crashes in South Africa. We explain the details.
We look back at the worst use of statistics from 2021.
As the country counts the jobs cost of Covid lockdowns, a pan-African media house tried to work out how many young people are affected.
A Freedom Front Plus leader in North West said the murder rate for the province nearly doubled from 2020 to 2021. Is he right?
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