FACTSHEET: What is slavery? - Africa Check
Mar 26, 2014 · Chattel slavery – the buying and selling of another person – was outlawed by most countries in the 19th century. Yet, more than 100 years on, slavery persists in most countries, …
FACTSHEET: Abortions in Africa - Africa Check
Jan 12, 2022 · Africa Check has fact-checked several claims about abortion in Africa. In 2018 a member of South Africa’s African Christian Democratic Party claimed there were 200,000 …
No, Gammora HIV ‘cure kits’ not medically proven - Africa Check
Feb 28, 2023 · Facebook pages and groups, some with thousands of members, have been promoting the “Gammora HIV cure kit”. This is a supposed cure for infection by HIV, the …
FACTSHEET: The state of South Africa’s prisons
Jul 18, 2017 · In answer to a June 2017 parliamentary question, the minister of justice and correctional services said that 11,842 foreigners were being held in South African correctional …
FACTSHEET: Total grid collapse? Billions in losses? We answer 10 ...
Aug 15, 2023 · An interesting – or, more likely, disturbing – fact: this November will mark the 16th anniversary of load shedding in South Africa. The country has been experiencing electricity …
No, Africa isn’t the largest continent but its depiction on popular ...
Aug 24, 2022 · “The madness of Colonialists!” begins a quote in a Facebook post from 17 August 2022.. The quote, attributed to a “ Melusi Ndlalambi Mzilankata”, continues: “I remember …
Fact-checks | Africa Checks
3 days ago · For democracy to function, public figures need to be held to account for what they say. The claims they make need to be checked, openly and impartially.
FACTSHEET: The leading causes of death in Africa in 2019
Nov 10, 2021 · 4. Parasites and vector-borne diseases. The WHO previously separated malaria from the broad category of “parasites and vector-borne diseases”. It is a diverse category, not …
No, Pfizer didn’t admit it lied about testing efficacy of Covid vaccine
May 23, 2023 · Did pharma company Pfizer admit to the European parliament that it had lied about testing the efficacy of its Covid vaccine before the jab was rolled out to the public?. …
FACTSHEET: Africa's population projections - Africa Check
Oct 22, 2014 · These are some of the questions that readers of The Guardian recently asked Africa Check to look into.. What is Africa's current population? Current estimates suggest there …