Mpumalanga is the world’s largest air pollution hotspot.
Source: Greenpeace (October 2018)
Significant flaws in Greenpeace’s research methods-- make for unsound comparisons
Zimbabwe continues to import electricity from South Africa
Source: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (September 2018)
Zimbabwe imports at least 50 MW of electricity from South Africa every day.
Three claims about Eskom numbers
Source: Viral infographic on social media
Incorrect, correct and exaggerated verdicts
7 claims about Nigeria government's achievements
Source: Democracy Day speech
Ratings ranging from correct and incorrect to misleading
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?
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?
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?
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.
William Ruto is keen to highlight the ruling party’s record as polls near. Do his claims add up? We checked
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.