YOU ASKED: Does South Africa have 1.2 million healthcare workers?
South Africa’s plan for Covid-19 vaccination is to give the first shots to 1.2 million healthcare workers, president Cyril Ramaphosa has sai...
HEALTH CHECK: Debunking four common myths about the vagina
Sex with lots of partners doesn’t change the size and tightness of a vagina, or the shape of the labia. Vaginal washes can be harmful. And t...
Help us find Twitter impersonators
If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck … it might be someone impersonating a duck on Twitter. Here’s how to spot a tweeting imposte...
Analysis: Do inhalers ‘damage lungs’?
Recent newspaper reports suggested that inhalers, used by sufferers from lung disease, could be dangerous. What data supports these claims, ...
Right of reply: Foundation for a Smoke-Free World on smoking in South Africa
The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World has responded to our fact-check of their claim that half of men and a third of women in South Africa s
10 things we didn’t learn at Africa Check this year
Does being single kill faster than obesity? Can you sue over an opinion poll? Just how much does Nigeria owe China? Some claims push back at...
ANALYSIS: Shedding light on health misinformation in Nigeria
Experts say accurate, proactive health communication by the government, civil society and skilled journalists could fight the spread of dang...
ANALYSIS: The case for speed cameras on South Africa’s deadly roads
In theory, anything which reduces a motorist’s speed could reduce the possibility of a crash - or serious injury, if one occurs. But does re