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Partly False: This Claim about South African School Admissions is Inaccurate

Fact-check November 3, 2025

By Diana Chiyangwa Johannesburg, South Africa: The right to a basic education in South Africa is universal, extending to both citizens and foreign nationals, regardless...

From Skeptic to Sentinel: A Journalist’s Journey Through the Fact-Checking Frontlines

Fact-check October 31, 2025

By Diana Chiyangwa When I saw the call for applications for the Norway Democracy Fact-Checking Fellowship from Code for Africa on Facebook, I wasted no...

Fact- Check: The Claim That 27 Million Foreigners are in South Africa is False

Fact-check September 17, 2025

By Diana Chiyangwa TalkAfrica confirmed the number of foreign nationals living in South Africa is 2.4 million. An X post claiming 27 million as the estimated...

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