IN SHORT: In September 2019, Nigerian police rescued over 300 people from a supposed Islamic school after its operators were accused of torture and abuse. Social media posts claiming the incident took ...

ESKOM LEARNERSHIP APPLICATIONS TRAINING PROGRAMME 2025,” begins a message circulating on Facebook and WhatsApp in September 2025.Eskom ...

As a woman you need to clean your womb with this natural remedy” reads a Facebook post that claims that issues such as period pain, miscarriage and ...

An image circulating on Facebook appears to show Nigerian politician Peter Obi visiting Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as ...

We don’t have a state, we don’t have a government. We’re run by cartels and thugs,” says South African politician Fikile Mbalula in a ...

On 8 September 2025, Jozi FM radio host Penny Ntuli uploaded two videos to TikTok showing her and a friend dancing on the side of a ...

Data shows almost 9 million people were employed in 1994, but changes in survey methodology make comparisons with later ...

According to International Monetary Fund estimates of gross government debt (% of GDP), the least indebted are Libya, Botswana and Equatorial Guinea, all at under 25%.

Partly. Since 28 May 2024, adults may grow cannabis privately for personal use under the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act 7 of 2024. Commercial “recreational” farming and trade remain illegal.

IN SHORT: Social media posts claiming that Southern African discount supermarket chain Boxer is giving away cash prizes are a scam. Always check with verified portals for giveaway information. A link, ...

IN SHORT: Kenya’s opposition politicians have become a regular target of false information as they strategise ahead of the 2027 elections. A viral graphic, which claims that Rigathi Gachagua has ...

IN SHORT: An image circulating online, styled to look like the front page of Kenya’s Standard newspaper, claims that Rigathi Gachagua’s newly formed Democracy for Citizens Party is dead. But the front ...