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Right of reply: South Africa’s Minister of Human Settlements responds to Africa Check’s commentary on housing numbers
Minister of Human Settlements Mmamoloko Kubayi replies to our commentary on housing figures.
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COMMENT: How South Africa’s top brass continue to inflate government housing figures and why it matters
Government officials maintain that over 4 million houses have been provided to the poor. We explain why this claim is misleading.
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.
Is poverty on the decline in South Africa? We fact-checked Cyril Ramaphosa's ANC claims
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.
Old claims about rape in South Africa still being shared online
Scarce data is just one obstacle to combatting sexual violence.