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Declining unemployment figures in South Africa are good news, but context, as always, matters
By: Africa Check 29th September 2023 With national elections approaching in 2024, South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), is keen to promote its record. It... →
Chairperson of the Masakona CPA shares that skills will make a difference to the status quo in land reform
29th September 2023 Land reform: South Africa – 28 September 2023: It is estimated that around 70% of restituted land in South Africa is less productive, in part... →
Local is lekker, but government’s overreliance on localisation is a potential disaster waiting to happen
28th September 2023 Research by the Reserve Bank shows that government spending on localisation has for some time now contributed nothing to economic growth.... →
Part 2: More claims from the ANC’s #2019ANCManifestoReview rally fact-checked
By: Africa Check 26th September 2023 As South Africa moves towards national elections in 2024, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) is asking the public to take a hard look at... →
Neither a one-day, nor a one-person job
21st September 2023 In 2021, two researchers published a paper on corruption in the US between 1865 and 1941, a period infamous for its corruption. They distilled four... →
#ACS23: Verifying Kenyan president William Ruto’s claims at Africa’s first climate summit 
By: Africa Check 21st September 2023 Kenyan president William Ruto hosted the Africa Climate Summit in the capital Nairobi in September, the first of its kind in the region. Despite... →
New dawn for South Africa's junior mining sector
15th September 2023 In a country blessed with an abundance of mineral resources, South Africa's mining industry has long stood as a cornerstone of its economy. The... →
The contested legacy of Mangosuthu Buthelezi
15th September 2023 Buthelezi was one of the most polarising political figures of the 20th century, and his hands dripped with blood, writes Bhekisisa Mncube Chief... →
#2019ANCManifestoReview: Fact-checking the ruling party’s claims about progress in South Africa
By: Africa Check 14th September 2023 The African National Congress (ANC) has launched what it calls a “historic” review of the promises made in its 2019 election manifesto, as South... →
SA cannot afford its costly localisation policy
11th September 2023 To achieve growth we must move towards greater global integration, not greater self-sufficiency. Everyone wants to see SA’s economy grow, for it to... →
