Eight claims from the ANC’s 2019 "January 8th statement"
Source: ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa
Three correct, two mostly correct, one incorrect, two misleading
Nairobi makes KSh10 billion from Murang’a county water every year.
Source: Murang’a county governor Mwangi wa Iria (October 2018)
Nairobi earned KSh5.1 billion from sale of water in 2016/17 - and not all from Murang'a.
Close to 80% of Nigerians lack potable water.
Source: Journalist Dele Sobowale (May 2018)
90.8% of Nigerians’ household drinking water contaminated by E coli bacteria.
Two claims on South Africa's water consumption
Source: South African Local Government Association president (SALGA) Parks Tau
Ratings of mostly correct and unproven
Is nearly half of capital city’s water lost and do inhabitants of slums pay much more for water than those in swanky apartments? We judged two of governor Mike Sonko’s claims about Nairobi’s water supply
While it pours with rain in Johannesburg, Cape Town residents are worried about the taps running dry. We look at 5 facts about water in South Africa
It sounds implausible that South Africa would have less water available per resident than its neighbours Botswana and Namibia, home of the Kalahari and Namib deserts. But the claim checks out.
The City of Cape Town municipality is battling to bring down water use during a protracted drought. Are residents in formal housing the biggest culprits?
World Water Day was celebrated this week, placing the spotlight on the frugal use of this resource. It’s then worrying to report that the water records of most South African municipalities are inadequate.
Africa Check sorted fact from fiction in the tenth State of the Nation address South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma delivered.