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Tag: economy

Battle of the titans: Fact-checking arch-rivals in race for Nigeria’s presidency

The candidates to beat: From left are Yemi Osinbajo and Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling All Progressives Congress, and Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi from the Peoples Democratic Party. Nigeria votes on 16 February 2019.

Claims

Eight claims by Nigeria's leading candidates for the presidency.

Source: Televised town hall meetings

checked

Verdict

A range of verdicts ranging from correct and incorrect to unproven.

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08:08 | 14th February 2019 (GMT)

  • economy
  • election

State of the Facts: Verifying Cyril Ramaphosa’s #SONA2019 claims

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa he delivers his annual State of the Nation address in parliament on February 7, 2019, in Cape Town. Photo: AFP/RODGER BOSCH

Claims

Various claims about South Africa's progress.

Source: 2019 State of the Nation address

checked

Verdict

Verdicts ranging from correct to understated and unproven.

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08:01 | 7th February 2019 (GMT)

  • economy
  • ramaphosa
  • SONA

No, 60 days of the ‘average’ Kenyan wage won’t buy you a new iPhone XS

Clients are seen at a mobile phone centre in Nairobi, Kenya in November 2018. Photo: AFP/ SIMON MAINA

Claim

An average Kenyan will have to work almost 60 days to afford Apple's premium iPhone XS.

Source: Capital FM (January 2019)

misleading

Verdict

“Average wage” excludes informal sector workers.

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10:44 | 4th February 2019 (GMT)

  • economy
  • employment
  • unemployment

Did President Museveni get his facts right about Uganda’s development?

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni attends a High Level Consultation Meeting with other African leaders on the DR Congo election at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 17 January 2019. Photo: AFP/EDUARDO SOTERAS

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

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09:13 | 31st January 2019 (GMT)

  • development
  • economy
  • education
  • Museveni

ANC at 107: Eight birthday claims by party leader Ramaphosa fact-checked

A helicopter flies a giant flag of South Africa's ruling African National Congress with a picture of President Cyril Ramaphosa over Durban in January 2019 as the party urged people to register to vote for upcoming elections. Photo: AFP/RAJESH JANTILAL

Claims

Eight claims from the ANC’s 2019 "January 8th statement"

Source: ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa

checked

Verdict

Three correct, two mostly correct, one incorrect, two misleading

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09:52 | 10th January 2019 (GMT)

  • ANC
  • economy
  • education
  • employment
  • health
  • water

Blog post: 10 things we didn’t learn at Africa Check this year

Does being single kill faster than obesity? Can you sue over an opinion poll? Just how much does Nigeria owe China? Some claims push back at fact-checkers. Here’s why.

07:07 | 31st December 2018 (GMT)

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  • economy
  • fact-checking
  • government
  • health

South African Airways has lost billions in seven unprofitable years

A South African Airways plane takes off in May 2010 at the O.R Tambo International airport in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo: GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP

Claim

South African Airways has not made a profit since 2011

Source: South African news reports (2018)

correct

Verdict

SAA last made a profit in the 2010/11 financial year

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07:39 | 6th December 2018 (GMT)

  • economy
  • SAA
  • transport

Yes, China is Kenya’s biggest trading partner – but it’s not a balanced trade

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during the welcome ceremony for the Belt and Road Forum at the International Conference Center in Yanqi Lake, north of Beijing, on May 15, 2017. (Photo by Kenzaburo FUKUHARA / POOL / AFP)

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.

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06:20 | 4th December 2018 (GMT)

  • development
  • economy
  • trade

Does Gauteng make up a third of South Africa’s GDP? And is it Africa’s seventh biggest economy?

The Nelson Mandela bridge in Johannesburg. Photo: Chris Kirchoff

Claims

Two claims on the size of Gauteng’s economy

Source: Gauteng premier David Makhura (November 2018)

checked

Verdict

Both claims correct

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12:51 | 19th November 2018 (GMT)

  • development
  • economy
  • GDP
  • ranking

Does Kenya’s tea-rich Kericho county get ‘nothing’ for its green gold?

Workers are seen at a tea farm near the Kenyan town of Sotik in February 2008. The cash crop is a major earner of foreign exchange for the country and is grown in 19 counties. Photo: AFP/YASUYOSHI CHIBA

Claim

Kenya’s government gets billions of dollars from Kericho’s tea but the county receives nothing.

Source: Kericho governor Paul Chepkwony (September 2018)

incorrect

Verdict

Kericho has received levies and taxes from tea.

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10:32 | 15th November 2018 (GMT)

  • economy
  • tea trade
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