On 31 March, in a media interview, Ruto said: “There are 200,000 Kenyans – 240,000 to be exact – ask Alice Wahome, working in our housing programme.” He referred journalists to his housing minister ...

A political crisis triggered by a feud between the governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor, Nyesom ...

South Africa is the world’s most dangerous country to drive in, according to a ranking that has been widely reported.

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IN SHORT: Several social media posts claim that the Democratic Republic of the Congo has publicly executed hundreds of prisoners on death row. But there is no credible evidence of this, with most of ...

IN SHORT: Don’t believe this video claiming to have a cure for diabetes. Its home remedies are nothing new and not effective. While diabetes can be managed in various ways, it can’t be cured. However, ...

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IN SHORT: According to online claims, the Mount Kenya milk brand was found to contain harmful chemicals in tests by the Kenya Bureau of Standards. The posts use a fabricated graphic and the bureau has ...

IN SHORT: A circulating post claims that Kenya’s ministry of education will offer large-scale free online courses to people aged 18 to 80 from March 2025. But this is false. A Facebook post claims ...

A spokesperson for South African political party the Democratic Alliance claimed cleaners at the country’s parliament earned R30,000 a month, more than rural teachers. In fact, parliament’s cleaners ...

IN SHORT: Several social media posts claim users will receive photos of the earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand as files called “seismic waves cards” and that these files will “hack your phone in 10 ...

IN SHORT: A viral Facebook post claims KenGen is hiring for several positions. But the company has denied this. A Facebook post claims that the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is looking ...