Various sources, including the agency’s representatives, have claimed R18 billion has been paid out to non-citizens.

Does Sierra Leone really have a deal to switch power between its two main parties every decade? We looked into this claim.

IN SHORT: A graphic circulating on social media appears to be from Star Digital, showing an “Odinga succession” timeline which ends with Winnie Odinga being appointed cabinet secretary for energy and ...

Posts circulating on Facebook claim that updated 2025 senior driving regulations in South Africa require all drivers aged 70 ...

The Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) is the national end-of-junior secondary exam for grade 9 learners under ...

Five presidential candidates, but not long-serving leader Yoweri Museveni, took the stage ahead of Uganda’s 15 January 2026 ...

Tanzania is grappling with the fallout from the October 2025 elections, in which incumbent president Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the winner with nearly 98% of the vote. The result sparked ...

Don’t be misled – viral photo of injured man shows violence during Kenyan by-election, not attack on Catholic radio station in Zambia ...

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