The Police Service's latest crime statistics covering October to December 2024 recorded 6,953 murders, a 9.8% decrease from the same period in 2023. Of these, 961 victims were women, meaning around 10 ...

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the monetary value of all goods and services that a country produces in a given time period. Livestock is a sub-sector of agriculture that includes animals used to ...

The leaves of the almond tree are a remedy for diabetes, and the tree’s bark can help control high blood pressure. That’s the claim in a message posted on Facebook in Nigeria. “If you are having type ...

Namibia and South Africa are the only countries in Africa that have legal procedures to change a person’s name and gender marker on identity documents. These two processes give trans and gender ...

A graphic on Facebook says you can treat cuts and scrapes at home with a simple kitchen ingredient. “Putting sugar in a wound will reduce pain and speed up the healing process,” it reads. It shows an ...

A Facebook post shared in Nigeria in December 2020 gives detailed instructions on how to “get rid of” varicose veins using a mixture made of toothpaste and other common household ingredients. It lists ...

In December 2013 the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act (2013) was passed in Nigeria (effective January 2014). The Act makes it illegal for same-sex individuals to marry, enter into a civil union, or ...

There is no need to fear that vaccines used to prevent Covid-19 will alter a person’s DNA, and it is impossible to “control” people by vaccinating them.

“Garlic helps remove pain in ears, ear infections and headaches quickly and effectively,” claims a message posted on Facebook in Nigeria. It adds: “Simply, put a cleaned garlic clove in your ear - it ...

The headline of an article on the Biafra Star website claims Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo has suggested Nigeria is set to slide into a second civil war. But the headline’s warning ...

In 2023, South Africa had 22,511 public schools, excluding early childhood development centres and special schools. Public education is funded by government through a pro-poor model that creates five ...

Can Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, be cured by gargling salt or vinegar water? This is the claim in an image doing the rounds on social media. It says that before coronavirus ...