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Fact-checking Kenyan president Ruto’s first roundtable with journalists
By: Africa Check 18th January 2023 For the first time since he was elected, Kenyan president William Ruto invited members of the media to a discussion at State House, his official... →
Oil, money, guns – fact-checking Nigerian presidential hopefuls’ claims on town hall TV series The Candidates
By: Africa Check 14th December 2022 Campaigns are in full gear as Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election comes steadily into view. The presidential election – and elections for the... →
Young South African men are struggling with mental health issues
7th December 2022 The subject of men’s mental health is one of the most difficult challenges facing society and will continue to face for quite some time. It is... →
Race and private sector ownership in South Africa: three viral claims investigated
6th December 2022 A viral tweet posted in October 2022 has some surprising figures about race and who owns what in South Africa’s private economic sector. It... →
Talking about a Devolution: Getting Passenger Rail Back on Track
6th December 2022 When Statistics South Africa conducted its National Household Travel Survey in 2013, more than 10% of Western Cape households surveyed reported... →
Reality has started to expose short-sighted localisation measures
1st December 2022 Policies reinforce the dominance of incumbents and raise prices The idea of shifting demand away from imported goods in favour of those made in SA... →
Can the Government’s anti-corruption entity plans win the war on corruption?
30th November 2022 Possibly in an attempt to pre-empt grey-listing, the Government has in principle embraced the establishment of an Anti-Corruption Entity (ACE) of... →
COP27 and South Africa – a basic introduction
25th November 2022 COP – or the Convention of the Parties – is the annual climate change conference held under the auspices of the United Nations. South Africa has... →
Sustainable mining needs sustainable practices: How technology can transform South Africa’s mining sector
21st November 2022 The recent conversation around sustainable mining has been centred on two things: the impact of mining activity on surrounding communities and... →
Call to promote mental health awareness among youth
16th November 2022 There is a silent pandemic that needs an intervention – that of deteriorating mental health among our young people after the hardship and stress... →
