Drowning deaths in South Africa: do the numbers add up?
We examine three claims in a Cape Talk interview with the National Sea Rescue Institute on world drowning prevention day.
We examine three claims in a Cape Talk interview with the National Sea Rescue Institute on world drowning prevention day.
A prominent member of parliament suggested South African cops can’t shoot back when shot at. But he's wrong.
The police ministry has been making a spirited case for changes to the country’s primary gun law. But, not all its claims add up.
While both the absolute numbers and the rate have grown since 1994, the graphic gets the figures wrong.
Messages posted on Twitter and Facebook claim that 50% of global mining deaths occur in South Africa.
A state of emergency would give the president more power, and he would retain control of the military.
A representative from the UN agency raised concern about teenage pregnancy rates in South Africa and teen mothers’ access to social grants.
Several news sites have unfavourably panned the recent deployment of ‘a mere’ 2,500 soldiers to deal with recent unrest.
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