ANALYSIS: War on women or crime under control? The two stories of South Africa’s rape stats
Does South Africa have the highest rape numbers in the world, or is sexual violence on the decline? Do we instead need to ask fresh question...
Does South Africa have the highest rape numbers in the world, or is sexual violence on the decline? Do we instead need to ask fresh question...
Africa Check is part of an international fact-checking team that has won a $2 million grant from Google.org. The organisations will launch a
Africa Check has spent four months fact-checking South Africa’s top three political parties ahead of elections on 8 May. Here’s why this wor...
There are penalties in Kenyan law for attempting suicide, leading to low disclosure to authorities. But this is only one reason for the coun
If a misleading or incorrect claim is repeated, we’ll check it again. And again. Sometimes, our doggedness pays off.
As the world marks International Women’s Day, which this year is focused on pushing for better gender balance, we looked up some notable fac
Africa Check has announced a new incoming executive director and eight-member board, made up of leading figures from across South Africa, Ni...
With elections looming in South Africa the debate about migration is again hotting up. But do foreign nationals take up hospital beds meant ...
The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World has responded to our fact-check of their claim that half of men and a third of women in South Africa s
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