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Ramaphosa goes after social media as he cracks down on protests
South Africa, rocked by violent protests that have turned deadly, is now looking to social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter to crack down on looting and destruction of property and infrastr...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 12:20hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Karombo
Do cattle outnumber people in Botswana?
If Botswana's cows got their act together they could have ousted President Ian Khama in the election, South African comedian Loyiso Gola joked."There are more cows than people in Botswana, if ...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 08:18hrs | 3 | by africacheck
Tito Mboweni claim on foreigners not supported by data
IN April 2020 South African Finance minister Tito Mboweni made a startling claim about the number of foreigners working in South Africa's restaurant industry.When he returned from exile in 199...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
How South Africa can nudge Zimbabwe toward stability
What's new? As Zimbabwe's political and economic crises worsen, South Africa is moving beyond its policy of "quiet diplomacy" with its northern neighbour and applying more pressure on Harare to open...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by crisisgroup
Does Zimbabwe have a higher literacy rate than SA?
South Africa is set to hold national elections in 2019, a year the ruling African National Congress marks its 107th anniversary.Radio 702 talk show host Bruce Whitfield spoke to Bonang Mohale,...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 10:53hrs | 12 | by Staff reportere
South Africa lashes Trump over land 'seizures' tweet
South Africa accused US President Donald Trump of fuelling racial tensions yesterday after he said farmers were being forced off their land and many of them killed.Trump's tweet touched on the...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Solve cash problems first before inviting Zimbabweans back home'
A South African based think tank, the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), believes that the recent call by the Zimbabwean government, urging those who fled the country to return home was a step in t...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 08:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Zuma, help us help you resolve this immigration headache
According to an article on Africa Check's website, the number of Zimbabweans living in South Africa cannot be substantiated. The South African official figures have loads of discrepancies and data...Published: 05 Mar 2017 at 16:32hrs | 2 | by Whitlaw Mugwiji
Zanu-PF in populism overdrive
WHILE opposition parties are busy bickering over the establishment of a coalition, the ruling Zanu-PF party is actively perfecting its elections winning formula, based on populism.With Sate ma...Published: 09 Feb 2017 at 06:00hrs | | by Alois Vinga
1 in 10 African girls miss school because of menstruation
A number of small studies have been conducted in African countries on the effect of menstruation on girls' school attendance. But the situation across the continent remains unknown. We know fo...Published: 27 Sep 2016 at 10:22hrs | | by Kate Wilkinson
Have new HIV infections around the globe dropped in 'any meaningful way'?
The head of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative said new HIV infection rates haven't dropped in any meaningful way. The data shows that this is mostly true for ...Published: 16 Sep 2016 at 10:49hrs | | by Vinayak Bhardwaj
Is Zimbabwe's condom use per person the highest in the world?
Zimbabwe had 157 million male and female condoms available in 2015 and a relatively high self-reported use of condoms among adults who have multiple sexual partnerships. But is their condom use per ca...Published: 10 Aug 2016 at 10:33hrs | | by Researched by Vinayak Bhardwaj
Zimbabwe is not the world's second poorest country - FACT
News media reported recently that Zimbabwe is the poorest country in the world after the Democratic Republic of Congo. But Africa Check discovered the ranking is flawed.Is Zimbabwe really the ...Published: 17 Sep 2015 at 14:13hrs | | by Researched by Lebohang Mojapelo
How many Zimbabweans live in South Africa?
How many Zimbabwean nationals live in South Africa? Estimates range from one to three million. But as Africa Check discovered, the numbers cannot be substantiated and the data is unreliable.A ...Published: 20 Apr 2015 at 07:59hrs | 1 | by Sintha Chiumia
Is Zimbabwe’s unemployment rate 4%, 60% or 95%? - Why the data is unreliable
Estimates of Zimbabwe's unemployment rate range wildly from 4% to 95%. Why is the data so unreliable? We dissected it.Zimbabwe's unemployment rate "of ...Published: 01 Oct 2014 at 10:47hrs | 1 | by Sintha Chiumia and edited by Anim van Wyk
The new special dispensation permit, what it means for Zimbos
When tougher new immigration rules were first announced by the South African government earlier this year the...Published: 18 Aug 2014 at 17:09hrs | 3 | by Researched by Sintha Chiumia and Anim van Wyk
Mudede's claim that contraception causes cancer is misleading and alarmist
In remarks at an Africa Day celebration in Harare on 25 May, Zimbabwe's Registrar General, Tobaiwa Mudede, advised the country's women to stop using contraceptives, the state-owned Herald newspaper re...Published: 17 Jun 2014 at 14:03hrs | 3 | by Researched by Sintha Chiumia
Policies and promises of Zanu-PF, MDC
Zimbabweans are set to choose their next leader this week in an election that many fear will not be free and fair. Africa Check takes a look at what the main contesting parties (Robert Mugabe's Zanu-P...Published: 29 Jul 2013 at 12:21hrs | | by AfricaCheck
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