The annual address was set against a backdrop of choppy regional and global waters. How did Ramaphosa fare with his facts?

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided a New York house belonging to former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari and ...

Since retaking office in, US president Donald Trump has signed several executive orders. In this context, messages circulating on Facebook in ...

We verified several claims made by the former Nigerian aviation minister and prominent politician in a TV interview.

South Africa’s president signed the Basic Education Laws Amendment bill into law, despite fierce opposition from critics.

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Were December 2024 remittances from Nigeria’s diaspora were equivalent to a whopping 4% of the country’s GDP? The data says otherwise.

IN SHORT: A video of Kenya’s deputy president Kithure Kindiki apparently lecturing the president’s right-hand man has been posted online. But Kindiki did not mention Farouk Kibet in the video. Given ...

IN SHORT: Several social media posts claim that a respiratory virus outbreak in China has led to school closures. While China has recorded an increase in HMPV cases in recent months, health experts ...

IN SHORT: Claims that US marketing and communications group Stagwell is offering an “easy way to earn extra money” on social media are false. Stagwell has warned consumers against fraudulent job ...

IN SHORT: A viral Facebook video claims that a Kenyan doctor’s house has been destroyed in an explosion linked to his criticism of pharmaceutical companies. It also shows him promoting a “miracle cure ...