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No evidence Trump threatened Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni and his son

Muhoozi and his father Museveni in hot soup,” begins a graphic circulating on social media.The graphic claims US president ...
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EXPLAINER: How much South African MPs earn and what they do for it

Many would agree that the country’s lawmakers are handsomely paid. We take a closer look at their pay structure and what they actually do.
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Fake membership card used to falsely claim bandit leader Bello Turji is a registered member of Nigeria’s ruling party

IN SHORT: An image circulating online appears to be the membership card of Nigeria’s bandit group leader Bello Turji, allegedly proving that he is a registered member of the ruling All Progressives ...
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Scam alert: South Africans, ignore fake social media ads for Road Traffic Management Corporation learnerships

IN SHORT: A viral Facebook post claims that applications are open for a Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) traffic officer learnership programme for 2026, offering a monthly stipend and ...
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No, Kenya’s cohesion commission did not summon ex-deputy president Gachagua over ‘tribal remarks’

IN SHORT: A document circulating online, supposedly from Kenya’s National Cohesion and Integration Commission, is summoning former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua over what it claims to be tribal ...