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.
On 25 February 2023 Nigerians will elect a new president. We look at what to expect, as disinformation has been a part of the campaigns.
Nigeria’s electoral commission recently released data on the 2023 general election candidates. We took a closer look.
Africa’s most populous country holds general elections in February 2023. We've spotted 10 types of false information.
South Africans have the right to access government information, so it’s important that agency and department websites work well.
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It is definitely within the powers of a government to block cellphone users' access to a specific app, such as WhatsApp, and there are diffe
The Pulitzer Center and the School of Mass Communications at the University of Lagos co-hosted a unique journalism workshop at the end of No
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