HISTORY CHECK: Samora Machel was anti-racist – quotes about white people ‘can only be considered false’
Dismissive quotes about white people have been attributed to Samora Machel and used in South Africa’s parliament. But experts – including Ma...
Dismissive quotes about white people have been attributed to Samora Machel and used in South Africa’s parliament. But experts – including Ma...
Half the new ministers appointed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are women. But is the cabinet now “gender equal”, as many claim,...
As the world marks International Women’s Day, which this year is focused on pushing for better gender balance, we looked up some notable fac
With elections looming in South Africa the debate about migration is again hotting up. But do foreign nationals take up hospital beds meant ...
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
Politicsweb has challenged the conclusion that the data needed to calculate a farm murder rate simply doesn’t exist by producing its own fac...
A prominent South African economist says the country is not actually in recession, but his argument has few takers.
South Africa’s annual crime statistics provide important, useful information. But a calculation error in this year’s stats has skewed crime ...
Expert suggests Africans reclaim their self-identity which was muddied by slave trade and colonisation.
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