Barack Obama United States Kenya No, former US president Barack Obama hasn’t admitted he was born in Kenya – old video reappeared in 2023
Incorrect newspaper Zimbabwe Service station held hostage as robbers sell fuel – in Zimbabwe, not South Africa
budget Coronavirus Covid-19 debt development post-coronavirus public servants tax revenue In South Africa’s post-coronavirus budget, more than half of tax revenue goes to public servant salaries
development Spekboom No, spekboom isn’t more effective than the Amazon rainforest at ‘sucking carbon’ out of the atmosphere
development gender equality government higher education Housing load shedding social grants SONA State of the Nation water wastage South Africa’s state of the nation address: 2016 to 2019 in review
development Elections Housing No, SA government hasn’t built 4 million houses – and Ramaphosa didn’t promise a million in Alex
development Economy GDP ranking Does Gauteng make up a third of South Africa’s GDP? And is it Africa’s seventh biggest economy?