Do 60% of South African workers earn less than R5,000 a month?
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) claimed that 60% of workers in South Africa earn no more than R5,000 a month. Is the ANC...
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Just how many people do the Guptas employ in South Africa?
When he defended the Gupta family against criticism of “state capture”, the head of their holding company claimed that Gupta businesses empl...
Is nuclear energy really the 'cheapest source of electricity'?
The South African government's nuclear ambitions are controversial. But are they likely to provide the country with the "cheapest source of ...
SA’s proposed sugar tax: claims about calories & job losses checked
South Africans may be paying more for sugary drinks if a proposed sugar tax is introduced. Will the implications be as far reaching as the s...
SA deputy president correct on country’s unemployment
South Africa’s deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa, recently claimed that the country has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world a...
Is Africa’s entire GDP equal to that of France? Obama is mostly correct
During a recent US-Africa forum in New York, United States president Barack Obama said that all of Africa produces about as much as France. ...
Does mobile data devour a quarter of South Africans’ income?
Agitating that #DataMustFall, some have claimed that South Africans spend close to a quarter of their income on data. But surveys from South...
Has Buhari’s government plunged Nigeria into $80 billion in debt?
Nigeria’s national debt burden has become a talking point in the run up to the 2019 elections. But has it risen to $80 billion since Preside...
Does Kenya’s tea-rich Kericho county get ‘nothing’ for its green gold?
Tea earns Kenya billions of shillings in exports. But is the governor of Kericho, a key growing area, correct to say his county earns nothin...