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

Controversy over Nigeria’s census figures is nothing new. Accusations that the country’s official population figures had been rigged date back to the 1950s and have continued unabated under military ...

Are white Afrikaners really being killed “like flies”? Is a white South African farmer being “slaughtered every five days?” Would the number of whites “killed in SA in black on white violence” fill ...

“Hippos are the mammals that kill the most people in Africa, yet their diet consists of only grass,” reads a meme going around Facebook in South Africa. “If hippos don’t kill people for food, why do ...

When a KwaZulu-Natal municipality introduced an academic bursary for young women who can prove that they are virgins it caused an uproar earlier this year. Each time, the same questions arise. How is ...