Not at the federal level. However, in 12 predominantly Muslim northern states, Sharia-based laws can impose the death penalty for consensual same‑sex activity.

With an official investigation into corruption in the country’s police about to get underway, we unpack what these inquiries ...

A photo making the rounds on Facebook claims to show a South Sudanese woman selling bullets on an otherwise normal market day ...

IN SHORT: According to several Facebook posts, the Nigerian government has announced plans to remove pockets from the police uniforms to curb bribery. But there is no evidence to support this claim.

In July 2025, Nigeria’s chief of army staff Olufemi Oluyede encouraged young people to pursue careers in the military, ...

IN SHORT: Facebook posts claiming that castor oil applied to a sanitary pad can fix issues such as endometriosis and stomach cramps are being shared widely. But there’s no scientific evidence to ...

A video that first circulated on social media in 2022 has resurfaced, once again stoking fear about South Africans’ right to ...

According to UNODC’s Prison Matters 2025, Africa holds about 3.8 million prisoners, nearly one‑third of the global prison population of 11.5 million.

In 2023, militant Islamist violence in Africa caused over 23,000 deaths, a 20% rise from 2022. Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 59% of all terrorism-related deaths worldwide.

Trillions sent to counties. Billions raised through eCitizen. A boom in health facilities. These were among the advances ...

An old research report turned up in the headlines last month and left South Africans worried about our water systems.

Dangerous’. ‘Concerning’. These were some of the headlines splashed across recent South African media coverage of years-old ...