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A third of Kenya’s budget stolen? We checked former senator’s claim about much-travelled corruption statistic
By: Africa Check 1st March 2023 Kenyan president William Ruto has stepped up his government's campaign to increase tax revenues as he attempts to wean the country off expensive... →
Federal legislator misleads about the law and Nigerian politician’s campaign cash
By: Africa Check 24th February 2023 Nigerians are facing a crippling cash shortage caused by the central bank’s introduction of new redesigned naira notes. And lawmakers are turning... →
600 000 homeless people on the streets of Johannesburg and Pretoria? Why this claim is flawed
By: Africa Check 22nd February 2023 At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, as governments worldwide scrambled to provide shelter for people on the streets, South Africa’s Gauteng... →
‘A time of crisis’: fact-checking South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2023 state of the nation address
By: Africa Check 13th February 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s seventh state of the nation address eventually took off, having been bogged down by numerous points of order from the... →
"Why is the IFP under attack"
9th February 2023 "If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots" Napoleon Bonaparte I was reminded of these words when I saw... →
2022 Sona promises: South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa zero for two on state utilities Eskom and Transnet
By: Africa Check 9th February 2023 South African president Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his annual state of the nation address (Sona) on 9 February 2023. Themed #LeaveNoOneBehind,... →
‘Fraudulent and misleading’: why pricey herbal mix touted as a remedy for HIV falls flat
By: Africa Check 6th February 2023 “We would like to share with the world about the discovery of the HIV cure”, begins a lengthy post on Facebook by the Neem Foundation, a... →
‘Nothing under this government’: fact-checking five claims about record of Nigeria’s governing APC party
By: Africa Check 3rd February 2023 With just three weeks left until Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election, the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has sought to gut the record... →
What must be done to counter corruption in SA effectively?
3rd February 2023 There is a global problem concerning the levels of corruption in the world. Transparency International produces an annual Corruption Perception... →
State of the Nation Address 2023: Ramaphosa no longer a credible reformer
1st February 2023 Prior to the annual State of the Nation Address, the head of one of the country’s leading think tanks, the Centre for Development and Enterprise... →
