Users on Facebook, Instagram and X have shared the same “BREAKING NEWS” message, claiming that “A CURE FOR HIV/AIDS HAS JUST ...

It wasn’t in the first version of his tweet, but at some point Jooste tacked on the claim that black farmers owned “approximately 50% of all the land area”.. This statistic veers far from all reliable ...

The people of Anambra state in south-eastern Nigeria are set to elect a new governor on 8 November 2025.Election campaigning ...

As one of South Africa’s most pressing problems, rape levels in the country get discussed and reported on often. And as a result, many of the statistics used cross our desks here at Africa Check.

Hofmeyr declined to reveal his sources to Africa Check but later stated on Twitter: “Our unpopular pie-chart is from a book by Vusi Tshabalala and merely highlites the lie of white on black genocide ...

At the launch of the DA’s manifesto in the Western Cape, premier Alan Winde claimed that the province was responsible for creating 78.9% of all jobs in South Africa over the past five years.. A reader ...

Land restitution, or “land claims”, aims to return land from which black people were forcibly removed because of the 1913 Natives’ Land Act.This act restricted land ownership by race, only allowing ...

A video circulating on social media appears to show US rapper Eminem implying support for South African opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and discrediting the ruling African ...

In 1998, farm attacks and murders were made a priority crime with its own priority committee - like other priority crimes such as gang violence, taxi violence and cash-in-transit robberies. The police ...

South Africa is set to vote on 29 May 2024 in what could be the country’s most decisive election in 30 years. Polls suggest that the ruling African National Congress (ANC) may lose the majority it has ...

Kenya will see a number of national campaigns and events in 2025, many of which are already causing controversy and muddying public debate. These are accompanied by a great deal of disinformation and ...