Fellows from Algeria, Lesotho, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda wrapped up a two-week programme aimed at boosting information ...

Africa Check corrected its verdict that she was wrong to claim that Johannesburg spends less on maintenance than any other ...

IN SHORT: After Donald Trump accused Nigeria of allowing Christian persecution, without giving any evidence for this, social media posts have claimed US airstrikes caused explosions in Kaduna in ...

IN SHORT: A message circulating on Facebook and WhatsApp claims that Sasol is accepting applications as part of a large learnership and training programme for 2025, with stipends of up to R15,000 and ...

Anambra’s 2021 governor election saw issues related to administration and security, and electoral malpractice in the form of ...

A photograph of a woman dressed in orange struggling with another woman in police uniform has been widely shared in South ...

IN SHORT: A Facebook post claims there is footage of South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, falling to his death from a hotel in Paris, France. But the thumbnail of the supposed video is ...

There’s no denying that murder rates in South Africa are high. But two bold claims published by the widely read Guardian newspaper still caught our attention. The newspaper said that South Africa’s ...

IN SHORT: The Trump administration is considering adding 36 countries, including Nigeria, to the US travel ban list. But the US president hasn’t labelled the West African country a threat to global ...

South African billionaire Johann Rupert, US president Donald Trump (May 2025) There is no evidence to back billionaire Johann Rupert’s claim that undocumented foreigners are mainly behind farm murders ...

IN SHORT: Don’t believe this video claiming to have a cure for diabetes. Its home remedies are nothing new and not effective. While diabetes can be managed in various ways, it can’t be cured. “Say ...