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IN SHORT: An advert claiming that the beverage giant is hiring dozens of workers through a Google Forms link is fake. The form collects sensitive personal details and demands a “processing fee”, which ...
According to theInternational Center for Language Studies, English is the official language of 23 countries in Africa. In countries such as South Africa, Cameroon, and Rwanda, English shares official ...
No evidence US president Trump condemned Uganda’s Museveni for violence against challenger Bobi Wine
IN SHORT: A video has been shared on social media in which US president Donald Trump appears to criticise Yoweri Museveni for violence against opposition leader Bobi Wine. But the audio has likely ...
Various sources, including the agency’s representatives, have claimed R18 billion has been paid out to non-citizens.
Nigeria's Land Use Act from 1978 abolished all existing freehold systems. This factsheet explains how land is secured in Nigeria and the rules for transfer and succession that apply. In colonial ...
Claims that South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo or even India can lay claim to the unwanted title of "rape capital of the world” have been doing the rounds for well over a decade. In 2000, ...
IN SHORT: A disturbing video of two naked women being assaulted by a group of men has been circulated widely on social media, with the claim it shows South African women killed by Nigerian men. But ...
Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government, from GDP growth and inflation to revenue and trade balance. We investigated 18 of them ...
“Hippos are the mammals that kill the most people in Africa, yet their diet consists of only grass,” reads a meme going around Facebook in South Africa. “If hippos don’t kill people for food, why do ...
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.
“Is Johannesburg, seriously, the largest man-made forest in the world?” It is a question Talk Radio 702 host Jenny Crwys-Williams put to Africa Check's Southern Africa Editor, Julian Rademeyer, during ...
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