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Tag: Cyril Ramaphosa

Is South African president Ramaphosa correct about country’s ability to make vaccines?

Claims

Two claims about South Africa’s ability to manufacture and develop vaccines.
Source: South African president Cyril Ramaphosa (12 July 2020)

checked

Verdict

One correct, one mostly correct.

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08:01 | 22 July 2020 (GMT)

  • Coronavirus
  • covid-19
  • Cyril Ramaphosa
  • Vaccine

Fact-checking president Ramaphosa: Have 51% of South African women experienced intimate partner violence?

Claim

As many as “51% of South African women have experienced violence at the hands of someone with whom they are in a relationship”.
Source: South African president Cyril Ramaphosa (13 June 2020)

incorrect

Verdict

The most recent, nationally representative data, from 2016, shows 26% of South African women reported intimate partner violence in their lifetime.

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12:40 | 6 July 2020 (GMT)

  • Cyril Ramaphosa
  • GBV
  • gender-based violence
  • violence
  • women

Fact-Checked: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s claims about progress in South Africa since 1994

Claims

Five claims about South African government achievements since 1994.
Source: President Cyril Ramaphosa (8 November 2019)

checked

Verdict

Two correct, two incorrect, one unproven

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07:58 | 14 November 2019 (GMT)

  • antiretroviral
  • Cyril Ramaphosa
  • economy
  • electricity
  • inequality
  • university
checked

Fact-checked: Pres Cyril Ramaphosa’s first-ever State of the Nation Address

South Africa's new President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his first State of the Nation address at parliament in Cape Town, on 16 February 2018. The much-watched annual speech is a mix of political pageantry and policy announcements. PHOTO: AFP/RUVAN BOSHOFF

South Africa’s 2018 State of the Nation Address was postponed for more than a week as the presidency changed hands from Jacob Zuma to Cyril Ramaphosa. How did Ramaphosa fare fact-wise in his maiden address?

06:36 | 16 February 2018 (GMT)

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  • Cyril Ramaphosa
  • government
  • SONA

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