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Tag: electricity

Is South Africa’s Mpumalanga province the ‘world’s largest air pollution hotspot’?

This February 2015 picture shows the entrance to Eskom's Duvha Power Station in the Witbank (Emalahleni) region of South Africa. Air pollution in coal-rich Mpumalanga Province is a national concern. Photo: AFP/MARCO LONGARI

Claim

Mpumalanga is the world’s largest air pollution hotspot.

Source: Greenpeace (October 2018)

misleading

Verdict

Significant flaws in Greenpeace’s research methods-- make for unsound comparisons

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06:29 | 3rd December 2018 (GMT)

  • electricity
  • environment
  • pollution

Yes, neighbourly South Africa helps keep Zimbabwe’s lights on

Night school students study by candlelight after a power cut in Harare's Mabvuku suburb in November 2010. Photo: AFP/DESMOND KWANDE

Claim

Zimbabwe continues to import electricity from South Africa

Source: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (September 2018)

correct

Verdict

Zimbabwe imports at least 50 MW of electricity from South Africa every day.

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06:47 | 26th September 2018 (GMT)

  • electricity

Eskom and the viral infographic: do the numbers add up?

Claims

Three claims about Eskom numbers

Source: Viral infographic on social media

checked

Verdict

Incorrect, correct and exaggerated verdicts

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07:54 | 9th July 2018 (GMT)

  • electricity
  • Eskom

Buhari’s 2018 Democracy Day speech: 7 main claims under scrutiny

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari (left) stands for the national anthem at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos, on 29 March 2018 at an event to mark the 66th birthday All Progressive Congress (APC) party leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Photo: AFP/ STEFAN HEUNIS

Claims

7 claims about Nigeria government's achievements

Source: Democracy Day speech

checked

Verdict

Ratings ranging from correct and incorrect to misleading

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01:51 | 29th May 2018 (GMT)

  • development
  • economy
  • education
  • electricity
  • industry
  • inflation
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SA’s secret-ballot debate: 6 ANC achievements scrutinised

Parliamentary officials prepare the chamber for voting prior to an unsuccessful motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma in August 2017. Photo: AFP/MARK WESSELS

Debating a motion of no confidence, a senior leader of the ruling African National Congress party highlighted several accomplishments attained under their watch. Was Minister Nathi Mthethwa spot on?

08:52 | 17th August 2017 (GMT)

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  • economy
  • education
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  • government
  • health
  • HIV/AIDS
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The Jubilee Party manifesto: 5 claims fact-checked

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (right), flanked by deputy president William Ruto, gestures during the unveiling of the Jubilee Party's manifesto on 26 June 2017 in Nairobi. Photo: AFP /Simon Maina

President Uhuru Kenyatta is up for re-election in next month’s poll. Do some of the claims made in his party’s new manifesto add up?

02:02 | 2nd July 2017 (GMT)

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  • electricity
  • police
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Buhari & APC’s campaign promises: Appraising 9 pledges 2 years on

A man carries a flag of Nigeria's ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) party during a Democracy Day parade on 29 May 2017 in Freedom Square in Owerri. Photo: AFP/STEFAN HEUNIS

Two years ago Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressive Congress government assumed office on the back of promises of change. Are they being met halfway into the president’s tenure?

12:35 | 30th May 2017 (GMT)

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  • corruption
  • development
  • economy
  • education
  • election
  • electricity
  • employment
  • health
  • housing
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Is 80% of Africa’s population without electricity?

A high-voltage power line of Ivory Coast's power firm Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Elecricite (CIE) in Abidjan. Photo: AFP/ISSOUF SANOGO

The head of Africa at the World Economic Forum recently said that only about 20% of Africans have access to electricity. We pulled the data.

06:31 | 24th May 2017 (GMT)

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  • development
  • electricity
  • reader suggestion
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Fact-checking Kenya’s deputy president on maize imports, debt, electricity & police

A screengrab of Kenya deputy president William Ruto in interview on 16 May 2017. Photo: YouTube/CitizenTV

William Ruto is keen to highlight the ruling party’s record as polls near. Do his claims add up? We checked

02:49 | 21st May 2017 (GMT)

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  • debt
  • economy
  • election
  • electricity
  • police

Factsheet: FACTSHEET: The cost of electricity in Kenya

With a general election in August, the record of the ruling party in improving the lives of Kenyans is under sharp scrutiny. The price of electricity has not been spared.

11:05 | 26th April 2017 (GMT)

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