Four promises from a 2018 national address.
Source: 2018 state of the nation address.
Two promises kept, one broken and one still in progress.
Four claims about economic and educational progress in Uganda.
Source: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (January 2019)
One correct, one mostly correct, one misleading, one incorrect
Eight claims from the ANC’s 2019 "January 8th statement"
Source: ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa
Three correct, two mostly correct, one incorrect, two misleading
During its 2014 election campaign, the African National Congress promised to enrol a record number of students in TVET colleges. Five years later we check if they kept their word.
60% of South African TVET colleges remain dysfunctional
Source: Democratic Alliance MP Yusuf Cassim (October 2018)
Claim based on old pass rate for one qualification
Two claims about primary education in Nigeria
Source: Oando Foundation
Both claims incorrect
Female teachers make up about 68% of the country’s teaching force. But only 36% of principals are women.
Source: Academic Nuraan Davids (August 2018)
72.5% of teachers, 37.3% of principals on state payroll are women
Three claims on drop out pupils and progression to secondary school
Source: Donald Duke, Facebook page @RealDonaldduke
Different ratings ranging from exaggerated to incorrect.
7 claims about Nigeria government's achievements
Source: Democracy Day speech
Ratings ranging from correct and incorrect to misleading
South Africa spends three times more on education than Kenya
Source: Alvin Botes, South African MP(May 2018)
If education budgets are compared as share of GDP, SA spends only 1.1 times more