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

As white South Africans made headlines for entering the US as refugees, claims about their contribution to farming back home ...

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

Kenya’s Standard newspaper didn’t report that former deputy president Gachagua rejected deputising ex-minister Matiang’i ...

“Now in their 12th year, these awards honour individuals who work tirelessly and with excellence to champion the use of factual information. Their efforts form a cornerstone of transparency and trust ...

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.

“France embassy is set on fire in Democratic Republic of the Congo,” reads the common caption for a TikTok video circulating on Facebook and X, previously known as Twitter, since 11 February 2024. The ...

The manifesto begins with a foreword from party leader Julius Malema. The emphasis on land, Malema writes, is “from the fact that 30 years since the attainment of political freedom, 80% of the ...

Rupert linked many farm murders to unemployment and illegal immigration, saying: “We have a serious problem with illegal aliens, who stream across the border, and if you really look at our statistics, ...

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 ...

US aid freezes under president Donald Trump have upended healthcare in dependent countries around the world.. The cuts have affected the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar), which ...

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 ...