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The role of the media in the General Election
10th May 2024 A healthy functioning democracy is predicated on the electorate making informed choices, which in turn rests on the quality of information they... →
Fact-checked: Six claims by Kenya’s deputy president on the cost of living
By: Africa Check 9th May 2024 In March 2024, Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua spent time in his political backyard trying to quell simmering dissent over taxes on... →
Life under the DA in the Western Cape: fact-checking South African opposition party’s claims about governance
By: Africa Check 7th May 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa’s opposition party, has governed the Western Cape province since 2009. Ahead of national elections... →
Voting trends and party support over 20 years
30th April 2024 Polls predict that the ANC will finish below 50% in the May 2024 general election. Elections are a contest for power in general and control over... →
Promises kept and broken in the African National Congress’ election manifestos: 2019 vs 2024
By: Africa Check 24th April 2024 South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), launched its 2024 election manifesto on 24 February. Under the slogan “Let’s do... →
State House ‘asking for a bigger budget than all of Kenya’s 47 counties’? Veteran politician Martha Karua’s numbers fall short
By: Africa Check 17th April 2024 Experienced Kenyan lawmaker Martha Karua was recently the first guest on a video podcast hosted by another veteran politician, former minister... →
FUL March Newsletter – Major events relating to the judiciary and the rule of law
17th April 2024 This briefing note seeks to provide a short overview of significant events in the preceding month, relating to Freedom Under Law’s work on the... →
Poor governance, not bad luck, is behind SA’s jobs catastrophe
15th April 2024 To address the crisis, SA needs a national government that works hard and doesn’t steal. SA’s deepest and most fundamental crisis is the abject... →
As Kenyan president Ruto racks up the air miles, we fact-checked his talking points on taxes and education funding
By: Africa Check 11th April 2024 Kenyan president William Ruto has been visiting foreign capitals with a message to his compatriots abroad to invest at home. Ruto’s extensive... →
Cut VAT, trim the state and help the poor
11th April 2024 Few things undermine economic growth as profoundly as excessive taxation and ineffective government spending. This is a palpable reality in South... →
