COMMENT: How South Africa’s top brass continue to inflate government housing figures and why it matters
Government officials maintain that over 4 million houses have been provided to the poor. We explain why this claim is misleading.
Government officials maintain that over 4 million houses have been provided to the poor. We explain why this claim is misleading.
South Africans have the right to access government information, so it’s important that agency and department websites work well.
SA’s latest quarterly crime statistics reveal where and how these crimes happen, but we must understand the data and trends in context.
President Muhammadu Buhari has been keen to talk up his legacy as the February 2023 elections approach. We go deeper behind the numbers.
Suggested changes to the National Health Act have kicked up a public storm. Analysts say the way they have been put together doesn’t help.
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