No, SA government hasn’t built 4 million houses – and Ramaphosa didn’t promise a million in Alex
Claims
Two claims on housing in South Africa
Source: President Cyril Ramaphosa and local media
checked
Verdict
Both incorrect
Tag: development
State of the Nation 2019: Did Kenyatta get his facts right?
Claims
Seven claims about the government's achievements
Source: Uhuru Kenyatta, 2019 State of the Nation Address
checked
Verdict
Three correct, two mostly correct, one incorrect and one misleading.
Kenya’s Ruto at Chatham House: verifying the deputy president’s London speech
Claims
Nine claims ranging from diaspora remittances to the constitution, railways, electricity and Kenya’s development.
Source: Kenyan deputy president William Ruto (February 2019)
checked
Verdict
Three correct, two mostly correct, one exaggerated, one incorrect, one misleading and one unproven.
Did President Museveni get his facts right about Uganda’s development?
Claims
Four claims about economic and educational progress in Uganda.
Source: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (January 2019)
checked
Verdict
One correct, one mostly correct, one misleading, one incorrect
Fact-checked: The ANC’s 2014 election manifesto promises
Claims
Three promises made by the ruling party in 2014.
Source: ANC 2014 election manifesto.
checked
Verdict
One broken, two still in progress.
Yes, China is Kenya’s biggest trading partner – but it’s not a balanced trade
Claim
China is Kenya’s number one trading partner.
Source: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (November 2018)
correct
Verdict
China was Kenya’s largest trading partner in 2017.
Does Gauteng make up a third of South Africa’s GDP? And is it Africa’s seventh biggest economy?
Claims
Two claims on the size of Gauteng’s economy
Source: Gauteng premier David Makhura (November 2018)
checked
Verdict
Both claims correct
Tax revenue & development spend: does Kenya’s majority leader get his numbers right?
Claims
Three claims about Kenya’s tax income and spending on development
Source: Aden Duale, majority leader in the national assembly (September 2018)
checked
Verdict
One correct, two incorrect
Buhari’s 2018 Democracy Day speech: 7 main claims under scrutiny
Claims
7 claims about Nigeria government's achievements
Source: Democracy Day speech
checked
Verdict
Ratings ranging from correct and incorrect to misleading
Does SA invest three times more in education than Kenya?
Claim
South Africa spends three times more on education than Kenya
Source: Alvin Botes, South African MP (May 2018)
incorrect
Verdict
If education budgets are compared as share of GDP, SA spends only 1.1 times more