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Mbeki and the jobs question: fact-checking employment from 1994 to 2008
By: Africa Check 1st October 2025 In September 2025, former South African president Thabo Mbeki hosted his foundation’s annual peace and security dialogue. During his address, one... →
A quick guide to commissions of inquiry in South Africa
By: Africa Check 30th September 2025 The Madlanga commission of inquiry, chaired by deputy chief justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, is set to begin its hearings on 17 September 2025. It was... →
No, South Africa hasn’t scrapped your right to self-defence – old trespassing claim resurfaces 
By: Africa Check 30th September 2025 A video that first circulated on social media in 2022 has resurfaced, once again stoking fear about South Africans’ right to self-defence. In the... →
Africa’s trade realignments shift toward Asian partners
By: In On Africa IOA 29th September 2025 Analysis in brief: China and India are leading efforts to shift African trade away from the US, following the imposition of Washington’s tariffs on... →
Six provinces back historic public service reform, three yet to join
18th September 2025 In a powerful display of unity and forward-thinking, a decisive majority of South Africa’s provinces have rallied behind a historic piece of... →
South African environmental groups push to block Shell’s new wells – how world court opinion might help
10th September 2025 The International Court of Justice’s landmark advisory opinion on climate change has come in handy for South African communities that are trying to... →
Fact-checking Kenyan president Ruto and governors’ chair Abdullahi at the 2025 devolution conference
By: Africa Check 9th September 2025 In August 2025, president William Ruto joined Kenya’s 47 governors in Homa Bay county, about 400 kilometres southwest of Nairobi, for the annual... →
Worried about ARVs in South Africa’s tap water? How to tell when journalists get the science wrong
By: Africa Check 8th September 2025 In July 2025, several South African news outlets resurfaced a 2020 report that looked at whether common HIV medications, known as antiretrovirals... →
As the US turns the tariff screws, what’s South Africa’s plan B?
By: Africa Check 3rd September 2025 Bruised by steep US tariffs on its exports, South Africa insists it’s far from knocked out. In August 2025, in one of its clearest public... →
Africa is expanding its digital public infrastructure for its digital future
By: In On Africa IOA 29th August 2025 Analysis in brief: Africa’s digital transformation is being pushed by demand from businesses and ordinary citizens, whose needs in the modern... →
