
SA police: ‘Don’t help crying children’ warning a hoax
A post shared on social media warns that in South Africa crying children are being used to lure unsuspecting victims to criminals. Is this a...
A post shared on social media warns that in South Africa crying children are being used to lure unsuspecting victims to criminals. Is this a...
A much circulated statistic claims that a child goes missing every 5 hours in South Africa but it is based on outdated data.
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta claimed that 1 police officer serves every 390 of his citizens, while the UN recommends 1 for every 450. We...
Africa Check sorted fact from fiction in the tenth State of the Nation address South Africa's President Jacob Zuma delivered.
A statistic about the dangers of owning a firearm is often attributed to South African studies published in 1999 and 2000. But their author ...
After a boy with down syndrome was shot outside his home, claims about the actions of South Africa’s police force have appeared online. Is, ...
The murder of a university student in South Africa has led to national soul searching and debate over violence against women. Africa Check s...
Many civil society organisations will use South Africa’s soon-to-be-released crime statistics to inform their work. But the African Centre f...
Most murders are not random. Some people are more at risk than others. Lizette Lancaster explains where murder happens, why location matters...