Two claims about rape statistics in South Africa
Source: Advocacy organisation Rape Crisis (February 2020)
One unproven, one misleading
"Nigeria's unemployment rate is 18.8%"
Source:
Tweet by Spectator Index account
(Feb 2018)
Rate was 18.8% in 2017's 3rd quarter
What proportion of South Africans live in poverty? How are the numbers calculated? And who is most vulnerable? This factsheet presents South Africa’s official poverty estimates.
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