AFRICA

South Africa boosted its 2021/22 VIP protection budget by R26.3 million, not R1.7 billion

Published on 21/06/2021 at 14:27

NATO has not released a statement about planning military action against Ethiopia

Updated on 20/06/2021 at 16:23

Image shows blue heart-shaped pond in abandoned Russian mine

Published on 18/06/2021 at 15:32

Footage shows civilian task force members joining Nigerian army, not repentant Boko Haram fighters

Published on 17/06/2021 at 14:11

EFF party leader did not file lawsuit to shut South Africa’s schools amid Covid-19 surge

Published on 16/06/2021 at 14:39

Emmanuel Macron was not slapped for disregarding Covid-19 sanitary protocols

Updated on 17/06/2021 at 10:51

This is a picture of an artwork, not a real human-elephant hybrid

Published on 15/06/2021 at 17:19

The photos were taken in 2019 and are unrelated to the 2021 kidnapping of Nigerian students

Published on 15/06/2021 at 15:56

Posts falsely claim Ethiopian prime minister was killed by a sniper’s bullet

Published on 15/06/2021 at 15:37

Photo of a rod hanging from a bridge was taken in Scotland, not South Africa

Published on 14/06/2021 at 14:28

This picture of a UN peacekeeper was staged for a South African newspaper’s ad campaign

Published on 14/06/2021 at 12:50

Watch out for South Africa Post Office jobs on Facebook – they’re a scam

Published on 11/06/2021 at 18:09

Fabricated statement falsely claims Japan will support Ethiopia over US visa restrictions

Published on 11/06/2021 at 11:08

Image shows supporters in Nairobi welcoming back Kenya opposition leader in 2017

Published on 10/06/2021 at 16:45

Fabricated tweet falsely claims Facebook founder had dig at Nigerian leader’s health

Published on 10/06/2021 at 11:54