Declining unemployment figures in South Africa are good news, but context, as always, matters
The ruling party is correct that unemployment has decreased for seven consecutive quarters, but there is more to the story.
The ruling party is correct that unemployment has decreased for seven consecutive quarters, but there is more to the story.
A number of sceptical readers asked us to take a closer look at pronouncements made by the president at the ANC’s review of its manifesto.
Independent Online recently made this eye-catching claim. Because data informs how resources are shared out, we took a closer look.
Following almost two years of disruptions to South Africa's school calendar, what has been the impact of Covid-19 on education in SA?
Several news sites have unfavourably panned the recent deployment of ‘a mere’ 2,500 soldiers to deal with recent unrest.
Experts say recent claims that getting the Covid vaccine will render your life insurance policy invalid are false and scaremongering.
The African National Congress Youth League in Tshwane, South Africa, came under fire for sharing false Covid-19 remedies. We checked.
South African transport minister claimed that HEPA filters are capable of “eating any form of virus” including the novel coronavirus
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