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, with more than 20-million people thought to be enslaved today.
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 abortions in the country every year. She went on the say that “many of these are repeat abortions; not a second, but a third, sometimes even a fourth”.
No, Gammora HIV ‘cure kits’ not medically proven - Africa …
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 human immunodeficiency virus, and Aids – acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome – a life-threatening disease caused by the virus.. One post claims that Gammora is “a CURE once taken as prescribed, this kills dead completely 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 facilities.Of these 7,345 had been sentenced and 4,497 were awaiting trial, with 1,380 being prosecuted for being in the country illegally. The majority were Zimbabweans (41.5%), followed by Mozambicans (24%).
FACTSHEET: Total grid collapse? Billions in losses? We …
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 problems since November 2007, when the state-owned power utility Eskom began struggling to meet demand.At the time, then president Thabo Mbeki conceded that his government should have expanded capacity.
No, Africa isn’t the largest continent but its depiction on …
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 reading and watching a few videos on how people who drew up maps during the colonial era purposely made Africa look smaller than the other continents when in actual fact it's the biggest …”
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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 limited to one organ, symptom, cause or route of transmission. However, the health agency now includes malaria in the group.
No, Pfizer didn’t admit it lied about testing efficacy of Covid …
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?. That’s the claim in a news report by South African TV broadcaster eNCA that’s been getting social media attention since October 2022. “Now Pfizer has admitted it lied about its Covid vaccine efficacy before it entered ...
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 were about 1.13-billion people on the continent in 2014.