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Access to electricity higher than 36% in 1994, despite claims by South Africa’s ruling party
The ANC’s secretary general Fikile Mbalula has repeated an incorrect claim about access to electricity in 1994.
PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP
#2019ANCManifestoReview: Fact-checking the ruling party’s claims about progress in South Africa
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.
STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP
Don’t fall for unfounded scare claims about measles vaccination in South Africa
An article by a prominent anti-vaccine campaigner in South Africa and widely circulated on social media makes many baseless claims.
NIC BOTHMA / POOL / AFP
2022 Sona promises: South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa zero for two on state utilities Eskom and Transnet
As president Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to deliver his state of the nation address for 2023, we look back at two promises made a year ago.