Many would agree that the country’s lawmakers are handsomely paid. We take a closer look at their pay structure and what they ...

On 19 January 2026, media outlets reported on a horrific vehicle crash in Vanderbijlpark in South Africa’s Gauteng province.

According to the latest crime statistics, 5,794 murders were reported between July and September 2025. This means that on average, 63 people were murdered per day over this period.

IN SHORT: A post circulating on Facebook claims that the US military has bombed Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, in an attempt to capture president Bola Tinubu “amid drug allegations”. But the claim is false ...

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IN SHORT: An image circulating on social media in Kenya appears to show Francis Atwoli, the secretary general of Kenya’s Central Organization of Trade Unions, allegedly gifting his nephew a car.

Claims that South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo or even India can lay claim to the unwanted title of "rape capital of the world” have been doing the rounds for well over a decade. In 2000, ...

Zimbabwe’s unemployment rate “of 85%” is a ticking time bomb Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of the country’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), recently said. But how accurate is the 85% ...

“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 ...

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As one of South Africa’s most pressing problems, rape levels in the country get discussed and reported on often. And as a result, many of the statistics used cross our desks here at Africa Check.

The hunting of a black rhino in Namibia, the illegal killing of a lion in Zimbabwe and a controversial “driven hunt” in South Africa’s Limpopo province have ignited a fractious debate about trophy ...