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#NationalConvention2024: Fact-checking opposition claims about crime, jobs and voting in South Africa
By: Africa Check 28th August 2023 With elections looming in 2024, South Africa’s opposition parties are in talks to form a power-sharing coalition. The initiative includes the... →
South Africa’s national interests in the changing Brics landscape – Seven tests
28th August 2023 The watershed 15th Brics Summit held in Johannesburg had, to its credit, several runs on the scoreboard by the time it concluded last week. While... →
Does Nigeria have world’s highest unemployment rate? Several newspapers quote unreliable social media source
By: Africa Check 25th August 2023 In August 2023, several Nigerian newspapers reported that the country had the highest unemployment rate in the world. “Nigeria tops global... →
Is poverty on the decline in South Africa? We fact-checked Cyril Ramaphosa's ANC claims
By: Africa Check 25th August 2023 With 2024 elections looming, South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) is gearing up to campaign. In July 2023, the party met to... →
A Decade of Empowering Change and Shaping Progress
22nd August 2023 Amidst the nationwide resonance of Women's Monthcelebrations, a significant milestone quietly graces this transformative month - the Progressive... →
Remarkable women leaders in Government and SOEs to develop, unite and empower other women to lead
18th August 2023 Women leaders across all spheres of government, national, provincial and local, as well as SOEs, will gather on 1 and 2 November in Somerset West... →
Fact-checked: Three misleading claims in viral video about proposed changes to South Africa's basic education laws
By: Africa Check 16th August 2023 There has been mixed public reaction to South Africa’s proposed new Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (or Bela bill). According to basic... →
Coalitions – important shifts
15th August 2023 Three months ago, in May, I wrote about coalitions, the need to strengthen the middle ground in our politics, as well as a 'grand coalition'... →
Prices 15 times higher in Senegal than Nigeria? Daily newspaper misquotes Lagos deputy governor – who also got his facts wrong
By: Africa Check 8th August 2023 A national newspaper in Nigeria recently carried a striking headline about inflation. “Video: My Senegalese friend said prices of things in... →
Incarcerated women deserve greater protection against violence and inhumane conditions
8th August 2023 Poor conditions and examples of physical violence in our women’s prisons is an uncomfortable subject that remains overlooked in our society. But as... →
