As president Cyril Ramaphosa and members of parliament debated the state of the nation, various figures were shared to show ...

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President William Ruto has tied his economic legacy to building Kenya. But some of the figures used by minister John Mbadi ...

IN SHORT: Social media posts about a R1,200 grant for HIV-positive people being introduced by the South African health department in 2026 are false. None of these rumours come from a reliable source, ...

IN SHORT: Claims that South Africa’s government is “removing” English from public schools have been circulating on social media. This may be a misinterpretation of recent efforts to expand ...

IN SHORT: A document circulating on Facebook claims Rwanda has severed diplomatic relations with the United States after sanctions were imposed on Rwanda’s military. But a government spokesperson says ...

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has been previously sanctioned in the UK for Covid-19 misinformation, but has made new claims about cancer, vaccines and the Pope’s death. We investigated. The pastor advised ...

30,000 children “trafficked” into the sex trade every year in South Africa; 30,000 children “currently” being prostituted in South Africa. Human trafficking is rife in South Africa, if recent press ...

Do 80% of South Africans regularly use traditional healers? And are sangomas the first point of medical contact for 80% of black South Africans? It is a claim that crops up with some regularity but is ...

When a KwaZulu-Natal municipality introduced an academic bursary for young women who can prove that they are virgins it caused an uproar earlier this year. Each time, the same questions arise. How is ...

If it’s a big and important issue, be cautious about what you share or see shared on social media. Big news events inevitably generate floods of false social media reports – or claims, posts, videos ...