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.
Misinformation knows no borders and Africa Check often responds to similar false claims from country to country.
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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A dramatic rise. A spike. A crisis, even an outbreak. Words have flowed to describe a perceived rise in teenage pregnancies in Kenya followi...
The eucalyptus tree grows widely in Kenya, and rumours of the non-native tree’s remarkable thirst are nearly as rife. In a water-scarce coun...
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