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Do 50 people die every hour from diseases related to poor hygiene, as Nigeria television ad claims? It’s more than that!
By: Africa Check 23rd March 2022 A TV commercial for Hypo Homecare Products, a household cleaning brand in Nigeria, draws attention to an alarming statistic about poor hygiene and... →
Energy regulator should take a leaf out of Icasa’s book
23rd March 2022 The recently completed spectrum auction sends a positive signal to the SA Investment Conference 2022, which starts on Thursday. The government has... →
Our democracy and civic values are under attack – the fightback starts in the classroom
22nd March 2022 The right to education is guaranteed by Section 29 of the South African Constitution. Given South Africa’s history of racialised inequality in... →
Human Rights Still Matter in South Africa
22nd March 2022 South Africa is facing several crossroads on multiple fronts. One of these crossroads is human rights and how ordinary citizens, including... →
Investors don't care about politicians' platitudes if basic services are failing
18th March 2022 Last week the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, the largest in the southern hemisphere, ran out of food and was unable to feed its... →
'On the fence' is the only place for democrats to be 
16th March 2022 NOT choosing sides in a conflict doesn’t have to mean you are confused – it may mean you are the only one who isn’t. The South African government’s... →
As Raila Odinga jets into London, we fact-check Kenyan deputy president’s 2022 Chatham House speech
By: Africa Check 16th March 2022 On 7 March 2022 Kenyan deputy president William Ruto returned to Chatham House, the British think tank, to set out his agenda should he be elected... →
The Reserve Bank is not a plaything for political expediency
15th March 2022 We’re about to see how destructive inflation can be, particularly in this environment, where it is being accelerated largely by external factors... →
Lack of credibility a major obstacle to Ramaphosa’s proposed reforms
14th March 2022 There is a sense the country is in terminal decline and has lost the fight against an increasingly criminal elite. During his state of the nation... →
No celebration – corruption has eroded human rights in SA
14th March 2022 Human Rights Day in South Africa not only commemorates the massacre of peaceful protesters against pass laws in Sharpeville in 1960, but also... →
