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Is Cape Town South Africa's second most dangerous city? Here's what the numbers show

There’s no denying that murder rates in South Africa are high. But two bold claims published by the Guardian still caught our ...
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Manipulated video shows US president Trump urging Ugandans not to forgive president Museveni until he resigns

IN SHORT: A video showing US president Donald Trump apparently urging Ugandans not to forgive their president, Yoweri Museveni, until he steps down and retires from politics has gone viral online.
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No, Abia not the first Nigerian state to launch electric bus transport system

IN SHORT: Nigeria’s Abia state government is set to launch an electric bus transport system by the end of 2025. But claims that Abia will be the first Nigerian state to do this are false. On 11 ...
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Old Citizen TV report used to claim the 2025 university lecturers’ strike has been called off

IN SHORT: According to an image circulating on social media in Kenya, Citizen TV reported that the university’s staff union has called off the ongoing 2025 lecturers’ strike. However, the news report ...
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Ghanaians and Nigerians beware: Social media posts promoting ‘AfriQuantumX’ investment platform are out to scam you

IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts claim the president of Ghana has announced an investment platform called AfriQuantumX. Others show Nigerian politician Peter Obi promoting the platform. But this is ...
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No, Tinubu’s government hasn’t introduced 5% surcharge on petrol products from January 2026

IN SHORT: Multiple Facebook posts claim that Nigerian president Bola Tinubu’s administration has introduced a 5% fuel surcharge starting January 2026, along with new tax laws. But the charge is not ...
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Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

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 ...
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Fact-checking Helen Zille’s claims about Johannesburg’s water crisis

Veteran South African politician Zille clashed with radio host Anele Mdoda, making claims about water infrastructure in Johannesburg and Cape Town. We tested them for accuracy. Zille was correct about ...
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South Africans beware, there is no ‘learnership applications and training programme’ from power utility Eskom

IN SHORT: A message circulating on social media in South Africa claims that Eskom is offering learnerships and training programmes, and urges users to apply via the provided link. However, the power ...
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Kenya’s Star newspaper didn’t expose ‘Kikuyu power brokers’ working to secure second term for president Ruto

IN SHORT: A newspaper column circulating online in Kenya claims that four cabinet secretaries are orchestrating a movement to secure a second term for president William Ruto. It appears to be from the ...
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Video clip of South African politician Fikile Mbalula saying ‘we don’t have a state, we’re run by cartels’ shared out of context

IN SHORT: A short video of Fikile Mbalula, a prominent South African politician, saying the country “doesn’t have a government” and is “run by cartels” has been circulating online. But the clip has ...