Nigerian joblessness at all-time high? Checking a politician’s claims
Claims
Two claims on unemployment in Nigeria
Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar (July 2018)
checked
Verdict
One unproven, one correct
Tag: economy
Does South Africa rank third in the world for online crime, losing R2.2bn a year?
Claim
South Africa has the third highest number of cybercrime victims worldwide, losing about R2.2 billion a year in cyber attacks.
Timeslive (June 2018)
unproven
Verdict
No reliable data exists to support these claims.
Townships contribute R100bn to South Africa’s economy? No way to tell
Claim
South Africa's townships contribute up to R100 billion to the overall economy.
EntBanc chief executive Vuyo Tofile (May 2018)
unproven
Verdict
No data exists on townships’ contribution to the economy
Do 8,300 super-rich Kenyans own more than the rest?
Claim
8,300 Kenyans own more wealth than the rest of the population
Chatham House (April 2018)
unproven
Verdict
Unavailable research methods make figure difficult to assess
Did the DA-led Western Cape create ‘75% of all jobs’ in SA last year? ‘Confusing’ claim correct
Claim
The Western Cape has created 75% of all jobs in South Africa in the past year.
Democratic Alliance (@Our_DA) on Twitter
correct
Verdict
Western Cape added 75% of net jobs
checked
Buhari’s 2018 Democracy Day speech: 7 main claims under scrutiny
Giving his second commemorative Democracy Day speech, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari listed several achievements of his government during the past three years in power. Do his claims tally?
Is Nigeria’s unemployment rate 18.8%, as widely tweeted?
Claim
"Nigeria's unemployment rate is 18.8%"
Tweet by Spectator Index account
(Feb 2018)
correct
Verdict
Rate was 18.8% in 2017's 3rd quarter
Factsheet: FACTSHEET: South Africa’s official poverty numbers
What proportion of South Africans live in poverty? How are the numbers calculated? And who is most vulnerable? This factsheet presents South Africa’s official poverty estimates.
ANC job creation boast ignores SA’s increased unemployment rate
Claim
"The number of people in employment in our country rose from 8.9 million in 1994 to around 16 million today"
ANC Twitter account
(Jan 2018)
misleading
Verdict
Unemployment rate increased from 22% in 1994 to 27.7% in 2017.
mostly-correct
Do just 700,000 public workers gobble up half of Kenya’s taxes, as Ruto said?
Kenya’s civil servant pay levels continue to attract national debate. Is the situation as bad as the deputy president recently depicted?