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Ignore fake newspaper page claiming Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine plans to lose 2026 election

IN SHORT: A viral image appears to show a New Vision newspaper page with a headline claiming that Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, “plans to lose the election”. However, the page is fake ...
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‘Viral video’ does not show late South African ambassador Nathi Mthethwa’s fall from Paris hotel

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 ...
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Fake statement: Kenyan politician Gideon Moi didn’t order Standard media house to go easy on government

IN SHORT: A statement supposedly from Kenyan politician Gideon Moi demanding that media house Standard Group stop criticising the government in its reporting is fake. “With the new understanding ...
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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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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. We ...
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Worried about ARVs in South Africa’s tap water? How to tell when journalists get the science wrong

‘Dangerous’. ‘Concerning’. These were some of the headlines splashed across recent South African media coverage of years-old research. But the reporting skipped key details. Whether you’re reading or ...
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FACTSHEET: From VAT to income tax: how Nigeria’s new tax rules affect you

President Bola Tinubu’s contentious tax reforms are expected to come into effect at the start of 2026 and could change Nigeria’s tax system significantly. We look at what they aim to fix. In June 2025 ...
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‘Death, death, death’: setting the record straight on Trump’s South Africa farm murder spectacle

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 ...
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No, South Africa hasn’t barred white-owned farms from agricultural export permits – old claims still wrong

IN SHORT: Old claims from 2023 have resurfaced in January 2025, repeating news reports that the South African government had imposed new race-based regulations on exports that would devastate the ...
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Video doesn't show South African women murdered in Nigeria, but vigilante attack in Uganda

IN SHORT: A disturbing video of two naked women being assaulted by a group of men has been circulated widely on social media, with the claim it shows South African women killed by Nigerian men. But ...
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It’s not true that if you don’t vote in South Africa’s elections, your vote automatically goes to the ruling party – only valid votes are counted

IN SHORT: South Africa’s upcoming general election has seen the resurgence of an old rumour – that the vote of anyone who doesn’t vote is “automatically” given to the ruling African National Congress.