Does Nigeria have world’s highest unemployment rate? Several newspapers quote unreliable social media source
In August, a spate of media reports brought bad news for Nigerians – that they now had the highest unemployment rate in the world.
In August, a spate of media reports brought bad news for Nigerians – that they now had the highest unemployment rate in the world.
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.
Scarce data is just one obstacle to combatting sexual violence.
Have Kenyan government officials been claiming for more than 20 years that a third of the Kenya's budget is lost to corruption? We checked.
Independent Online recently made this eye-catching claim. Because data informs how resources are shared out, we took a closer look.
SA’s latest quarterly crime statistics reveal where and how these crimes happen, but we must understand the data and trends in context.
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