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Are there 70-million people in South Africa? The claim is unsubstantiated
Did University professor uses questionable census percentages, population growth rates and illegal immigrant numbers to support his claim?
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Are South African IDs ‘no longer considered secure because of Nigerian smugglers’? We asked embassies
Anti-immigrant groups in South Africa are prone to making unsubstantiated claims. We looked at one in a long list of many.
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Putting old claims to bed: no evidence undocumented immigrants ‘contribute massively’ to crime and ‘nothing’ to South Africa’s economy
South African politicians and the public alike are quick to make claims about migrants to the country. But these are not supported by data.
‘Millions’ of Zimbabweans living in South Africa? Data doesn’t back claim
A member of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress claimed that millions of Zimbabweans live in the country, we checked.