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Strong only on paper? Fact-checking Angie Motshekga’s claim about South Africa’s military might
By: Africa Check 27th March 2025 In March 2025, the Southern African Development Community said it would start gradually pulling troops out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo... →
Fact-checking healthcare influencer’s claims about Nigeria’s HIV stats
By: Africa Check 24th March 2025 US aid freezes under president Donald Trump have upended healthcare in dependent countries around the world. The cuts have affected the President’s... →
Do South Africa’s parliamentary cleaners earn R30,000 per month?
By: Africa Check 19th March 2025 In February 2025, the Democratic Alliance (DA), which is part of the coalition government in South Africa, presented its take on a budget to help... →
Africa’s growing energy storage capacity is key to energy self-sufficiency
By: In On Africa IOA 19th March 2025 Africa’s energy goals are closely tied to advancements in battery storage technology – not only in the generation of electricity but also in its... →
EXPLAINER: What South Africa’s Expropriation Act does and doesn’t allow
By: Africa Check 13th March 2025 Tensions between South Africa and the new US administration have made headlines in the early weeks of 2025. Early in February, US president... →
40 days that changed the world 
10th March 2025 It is now just more than 40 days since Donald Trump became president. In those 40 days he has changed the world order fundamentally – for the... →
Washington memorandum: a hollow plea for privilege from South Africa’s discontented AfriCAN’Ts
7th March 2025 Ah, Chief Dwasaho! Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose! My leader, I’m feeling très French today, but to spare you the agony, let’s commute it... →
FUL February 2025 Newsletter – Major events relating to the judiciary and the rule of law
6th March 2025 This briefing note seeks to provide a short overview of significant events in the preceding month, relating to Freedom Under Law’s work on the... →
The US is killing us softly with its climate policies
4th March 2025 Africa is at the receiving end of the impact of climate change caused by countries like America without them feeling remotely guilty or obligated... →
Defending against the global trade war: the South Africa strategy
By: In On Africa IOA 28th February 2025 Africa, with its developing export economies, is more vulnerable than other continents to the US-initiated global trade war. To avoid major... →
