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.
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?
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.
A member of management for the Afrikaner-rights group AfriForum rubbished the state of South African education. We sorted the wheat from the...
Was there a 64% drop in gender-based violence in 2020? Will half of grade 1 pupils never make it to their school-leaving exams? We check the...
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