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.
The ANC is reviewing the promises it made to voters in 2019. We checked whether the claims made were supported by data.
The ANC is reviewing the promises it made to voters five years ago. But some of the successes it claims are not supported by data.
Posts claim that South Africa’s regular power cuts mean the country has now met its emissions reduction target. But the claim has problems.
Ahead of the South African 2024 general elections, claims are being made about what opposition says is the poor state of the country.
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.
We fact-checked three claims about South Africa's proposed Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill that have some parents on edge.
The advice of Australian naturopath Barbara O’Neill continues to be popular online. But it’s unsupported by science.
The DA is often keen to promote its record in the Western Cape. But sometimes the numbers do not tell the whole story.
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