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Electricity distribution: A glimpse of what the future could be
31st March 2023 My sense is that South Africans are utterly exhausted. So, to give readers a break, this month I am sharing something very different. A real-life... →
Coalitions and consequences
29th March 2023 With worsening power cuts, poor service delivery, low economic growth, high unemployment, and no sense of direction coming from government cutting... →
Intergovernmental program to manage migration challenges in South Africa
28th March 2023 The SALGA National Summit on Migration which took place early this month in Limpopo was a momentous occasion for South Africa, signifying the start... →
‘Saving face’ and the subsidy that disappeared: Fact-checking Kenyan deputy president Gachagua's media claims
By: Africa Check 27th March 2023 Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua gave a media interview on 12 March 2023 in which he addressed concerns about media freedom, the cost of... →
South Africa’s #NationalShutdown: Beware misleading visuals circulating on social media
By: Africa Check 22nd March 2023 On 20 March 2023, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), South Africa’s second-largest opposition party, took to the streets for what it has termed a... →
Accountability Now to engage with the Constitutional Review Committee of the National Assembly
17th March 2023 Accountability Now has been accorded the privilege of making oral submissions on its suggested Chapter Nine Integrity Commission to the... →
Kenya's public debt and revenue: How the data almost tripped up a leading African publication
By: Africa Check 17th March 2023 Kenya's troubled economy continues to dominate public debate as the country considers its way out of the crisis. In March 2023, one regional... →
Poor Audit Reports are a Challenge that can be Solved for South Africa's Public Sector Organizations and Parastatals
10th March 2023 There is a famous saying that in government you do not refer to “problems” as problems but they are fancifully called “challenges”. However, there... →
The DHET and institutions of higher learning clash with students across South African universities
10th March 2023 Students, led mostly by their respective SRCs in institutions across the country, are demonstrating their continued defiance in confronting the... →
Debating the state of the nation: South African MPs' claims about crime, education, service delivery and more scrutinised
By: Africa Check 7th March 2023 In February 2023 South African parliamentarians debated the president’s state of the nation address (Sona). In response to president Cyril... →
