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Tag: government
Has Buhari’s government plunged Nigeria into $80 billion in debt?
Claim
The current government has put Nigeria into a debt of $80 billion.
Source: Peoples Democratic Party vice presidential candidate Peter Obi (October 2018)
mostly-correct
Verdict
Nigeria’s public debt was $73.2 billion in June 2018.
Do South Africa’s civil servants get R8 out of every R10 the government spends?
Claim
R8 out of every R10 spent by government goes to salaries of civil servants
Source: Times Live and the Citizen newspapers (October 2018)
incorrect
Verdict
R3.52 out of every R10 spent by government in 2017/18 went to civil servant salaries
Nigeria spends 5 times less per person on healthcare than SA – not 7
Claim
South Africa spends about seven times more per head on healthcare than Nigeria does
Source:
Nigeria's ThisDay newspaper
(Feb 2018)
not-rated
Verdict
In 2015, Nigeria spent US$97 pp & SA US$471
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Verifying key claims in SA’s 2018 State of the Nation address debate
After a delayed opening, South Africa’s parliament kicked into high gear with a full day of debate on the 2018 State of the Nation Address.
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Fact-checked: Pres Cyril Ramaphosa’s first-ever State of the Nation Address
South Africa’s 2018 State of the Nation Address was postponed for more than a week as the presidency changed hands from Jacob Zuma to Cyril Ramaphosa. How did Ramaphosa fare fact-wise in his maiden address?
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Zuma’s broken promise: Mpumalanga high court in SA not yet completed
A parked bulldozer and piles of sand awaited Africa Check when we went to verify whether President Jacob Zuma has kept his promise of a high court for Mpumalanga.
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?
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Hit or miss? Taking stock of 5 claims in Buhari’s 2018 budget speech
Nigeria’s president is firmly back in the driving seat after two medical leaves of absence. Now mid-term, President Muhammadu Buhari has outlined his spending plans for 2018. But do his key claims add up?
Factsheet: FACTSHEET Why do Nigeria’s doctors feel unloved?
Doctors in Nigeria have recently ended a strike. But what are the key issues that inform the regularity of work boycotts in the country’s public healthcare sector, causing many to leave?