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Previous studies to determine how many of South Africa’s 150 000 sex workers are HIV positive have been limited in scope, says Africa Check.
A health department official has claimed that a third of SA women have a child by 19. The claim is based on data from 1998. Does it hold true?
A health department official, based on data from 1998, has claimed a third of South African women have a child by the age of 19 but does it hold true?
The ANC says it has a "good story to tell" ahead of the May 7 election. Does the story stand up to scrutiny? Africa Check examines the claims.
President Jacob Zuma celebrated his government’s achievements in his fifth State of the Nation address. How did he fare?
Africa Check investigates whether claims in a viral Facebook post about South Africa under the ANC are true. Are we really worse off?
Available data suggests the claim that 12 Africans die of hunger every minute – recently made by a Nepad adviser – is exaggerated.
A recent Times article claimed that "Africa has a drinking problem", but data shows that the majority of Africans don’t drink at all.
Claims that 80% of South Africans prefer traditional healers over public healthcare are false; in reality less than 2% go to a sangoma first.
