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EXPLAINER: International migrants, jobs and crime in South Africa: What do the numbers show?

Amid a surge in anti-migrant sentiment, we test three common narratives driving South Africa’s migration debate against the ...
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South Africa’s electoral commission not offering ‘2026 recruitment intake’ through social media and dodgy links – stick to verified IEC platforms

IN SHORT: Claims that South Africa’s election commission is offering a “2026 recruitment intake” through dodgy-looking links on Facebook are scams. Be wary: legitimate IEC vacancies will be posted to ...
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Fake screenshot: Uganda’s military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba has not overthrown his father, president Museveni

IN SHORT: A fabricated screenshot circulating on Facebook falsely claims Uganda’s chief of defence forces announced on X that he had overthrown his father, president Yoweri Museveni. There is no trace ...
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Four ways disinformation about migration is circulating in South Africa

In 2026, anti-migrant groups have organised dozens of protests and demonstrations across South Africa, calling for stricter action against undocumented migration. The country has a well-documented ...
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No, Zimbabwean president didn’t advise citizens fleeing xenophobic violence to ‘walk’ from South Africa

IN SHORT: A claim circulating on social media in June 2026 quotes the Zimbabwean president saying that his government will not provide transport for Zimbabwean citizens fleeing South Africa, instead ...
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South Africa’s home affairs department NOT offering cash reward for ‘anyone who can catch and bring [in] an illegal foreign national’

IN SHORT: A poster circulating on social media in South Africa claims that anyone who “catch and bring an illegal foreign national” to the department of home affairs will receive R250 per “illegal ...
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Kenyan women lawyers federation dismisses statement demanding apology from governor as fake

IN SHORT: A statement attributed to Kenya’s Federation of Women Lawyers is doing the rounds on social media, demanding an apology from Mombasa county governor Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir over alleged ...
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Le Mali donne 72 heures à l’ambassade de la France quitter le territoire malien ? Faux

EN BREF : Cette allégation est totalement fausse parce que l’ambassadeur de la France au Mali avait quitté le pays depuis 2022. En effectuant une recherche par mots-clés dans les archives des médias ...
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LIVE REPORT: Tracking the disinformation circulating during anti-migrant protests in South Africa

Since April 2026, dozens of anti-migrant protests and demonstrations have taken place across South Africa, some of them violent. In the lead-up to 30 June, a date anti-migrant groups pronounced as a ...
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Africa's first independent fact-checking organisation

Africa Check is a non-profit organisation set up in 2012 to promote accuracy in public debate and the media in Africa. Africa needed an organisation dedicated to holding public figures accountable for ...
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Présidentielle sénégalaise de 2024

L'élection présidentielle de février 2024 au Sénégal est considérée comme l'une des plus importantes de l'histoire démocratique du pays. Afin de contribuer à un débat public basé sur les faits, Africa ...