Vicious rumours about US vice president Kamala Harris untrue
Published on 26 March 2021. A screenshot shared widely on Facebook in South Africa claims recently appointed US vice president Kamala Harris was once a “high-end call girl”. The Afrikaans caption to the post reads: “Een van die dae is USA ook in die gutters!”. This translates to: “One of these days the USA will also be in the gutters.”.
No, more than six media companies in world, and ‘Rothschilds’ …
2022年5月12日 · “There are 6 media companies that exist today, but there used to be 88,” begins text on a screenshot posted on Facebook in South Africa in April 2022. “All 6 get their news from Reuters and the Associated Press.
FACTSHEET: The state of South Africa’s prisons
2017年7月18日 · At the end of March 2017, South Africa’s prisons only had 119,134 bed spaces available for an average inmate population of 160,280. “The main driving factor behind overcrowding is the remand detainee population,” Clare Ballard from the advocacy organisation Lawyers for Human Rights told Africa Check. Legal Aid South Africa’s Wilna ...
FACTSHEET: The leading causes of death in Africa in 2019
2021年11月10日 · Non-communicable diseases are associated with urbanisation and higher standards of living. They accounted for 2.8 million deaths (37.1%) in 2019, up from 34.3% in 2015. The leading causes of death in this category include ischaemic heart disease, stroke and cirrhosis of the liver. Group 2 causes of death in 2019.
No, 24-hour paternity tests not R900 at South African store Clicks
2020年11月30日 · No, 24-hour paternity tests not R900 at South African store Clicks. Published on 30 November 2020. A much-shared post on Facebook tells men that for just R900, they can get a DNA test done at Clicks, a South African retailer. The post adds that the mother of the child need not be present, suggesting the test can be done stealthily.
FACTSHEET: South Africa's crime statistics for 2019/20
2020年8月4日 · The police released South Africa’s crime statistics for 2019/20 on 31 July 2020, a month earlier than expected. This comes on the back of a June 2016 resolution to release the statistics every three months, minister of police Bheki Cele said in the briefing. He said he believed the new approach “would allow for timeous intervention measures aimed at crime …
Defining migration, migrants, and refugees (and why it matters ...
2016年8月15日 · The massive movements of people, fueled by the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis, has put migration at the top of the global human rights agenda. According to a recent United Nations report, international migrants – those living in countries other than where they were born – reached 244 million in 2015, a 41% increase from 2000.Those numbers include 20-million …
FACTSHEET: How to talk about migration in South Africa
2020年5月18日 · 1. Domestic migrant. When we talk about migration, we tend to focus on international migration. But the vast majority of migration in South Africa happens within its borders. Domestic migration, also known as internal migration, is the result of South Africans moving from one province or municipality to another.
Virginity testing ‘sacred’ but not a science - Africa Check
2016年2月10日 · When asked how they conduct virginity inspection, Ngobese told Africa Check that the knowledge is “sacred to us. We do not want to unlock things that are so sacred to us”. She only divulged that “we do it practically with gloves and icansi (grass mat)”. After the testing, the girls that are “pure” are given certificates to prove ...
GUIDE: Rape statistics in South Africa - Africa Check
2016年6月22日 · 37.4% of men admitted to raping a woman. 31% of men disclosed having raped a woman who was not a partner. 18.2% of men disclosed raping an intimate partner. 6.9% of men disclosed engaging in gang rape. The study is not nationally representative. It was conducted in South Africa’s Gauteng province.