Fact-checking Nigeria's health ministry's claim of progress on female genital mutilation
The ministry claims that Nigeria accounts for about a third of the 200 million girls and women affected worldwide. We looked at the figures.
The ministry claims that Nigeria accounts for about a third of the 200 million girls and women affected worldwide. We looked at the figures.
The African National Congress is keen to demonstrate its successes ahead of South African national elections in 2024.
A national newspaper reported that 25 new cases had been confirmed in the north-central state. This is incorrect, health officials said.
Nigeria’s electoral commission recently released data on the 2023 general election candidates. 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?
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