Amid the uproar, Motshekga said in February that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) was “a force to be reckoned ...

Kenyan president William Ruto, his deputy Kithure Kindiki and agriculture minister Mutahi Kagwe have each served rich tales ...

A prominent doctor and influencer, Aproko Doctor, sought to show how US aid cuts would hurt Nigeria’s HIV/Aids fight.

IN SHORT: There is no evidence to support a viral claim that the International Criminal Court has issued a warrant of arrest for Nigeria’s senate president Godswill Akpabio. Dozens of Facebook posts ...

The Democratic Alliance’s Mark Burke made two surprising claims about the salaries of parliamentary cleaners. But was he on ...

IN SHORT: Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers state has been at the centre of a political crisis since 2023. The conflict has led to the destruction of the state house of assembly and the vandalisation of oil ...

IN SHORT: A viral Facebook video falsely claims that the chief executive of Amref Africa, Dr Githinji Gitahi, has discovered a “tomato method” to stabilise blood sugar permanently. But the video is a ...

IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts claim users can apply for teacher assistant and general school assistant jobs in South Africa through unverified links and WhatsApp. But this is not true; don’t be ...

IN SHORT: Many on social media suggest that Kenyan president William Ruto’s allies will abandon him in the next elections. But this graphic appearing to quote a Kenyan senator saying Ruto has messed ...

IN SHORT: Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party is experiencing an internal leadership crisis. But the online claim that the party chair has quit is false. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s ...