BREAKING: Nigeria(Super Eagles) have been given the direct entry to the World Cup qualifiers play off. Dr Congo ELIMINATED,” ...

STOP HELPING STRANGERS WITH THEIR PHONES,” warns a frantic message that has been widely shared on Facebook and WhatsApp, ...

The Department of Basic Education publishes quarterly data on schools in South Africa. The latest data from quarter three of 2025 lists 644 currently open ordinary (not special needs institutions) ...

IN SHORT: Multiple online posts claim Kenyan president William Ruto has taken Nigeria to the International Criminal Court over the controversial 2021 seizing of Biafra separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu in ...

IN SHORT: Graphics attributing a quote to Kenyan president William Ruto about seeking an alternative running mate to deputy president Kithure Kindiki for the 2027 polls are circulating online. However ...

IN SHORT: According to a viral graphic, US president Donald Trump warned his Russian counterpart of military action if he did not release Kenyans from combat duties in the war in Ukraine. However, the ...

IN SHORT: Some Facebook users claim that US soldiers have arrested Nigeria’s senate president, Godswill Akpabio. But there is no evidence to support the claim. In mid-February 2026, 100 US troops ...

In 2026, we expect scams to persist, especially as tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI) become more widely used. In ...

How many adolescents have mental illness? And how many get the care they need? A South African news article’s statistics may be outdated and from another country, but its message rings true: mental ...

South Africa has three poverty lines, which represent different degrees of poverty. They were first published by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) in 2012. The poverty lines were based on spending ...

Two claims about the size of the South African Police Service. The numbers cited by Cele for 2010 are largely correct – there were just under 194,000 SAPS officers, close to Cele’s “195,000”, making ...