In April 2025, messaging platform WhatsApp introduced a new feature called “advanced chat privacy”. We break down the facts.

The FBI is set to arrest a Nigerian fraudster by name Ehiremen Aigbokhan who scammed Donald Trump of 250,000 dollars,” reads ...

A TikTok user has posted a video in which they claim that the Iranian president warned Nigeria against getting involved in the conflict between Israel and ...

Nigeria's contentious tax reforms are expected to come into effect at the start of 2026 and could change Nigeria’s tax system significantly.

Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari died in a London hospital on 13 July 2025 and was given a state burial two days later. Buhari ...

Data on the economic significance and conservation benefits of hunting in African countries is limited and polarises a fractious debate. This factsheet provides an overview of the available research.

30,000 children “trafficked” into the sex trade every year in South Africa; 30,000 children “currently” being prostituted in South Africa. Human trafficking is rife in South Africa, if recent press ...

Adolescent mental health in South Africa: what do the numbers say? How many adolescents have mental illness? And how many get the care they need? A South African news article’s statistics may be ...

‘Fraudulent and misleading’: why pricey herbal mix touted as a remedy for HIV falls flat While widespread antiretroviral treatment has drastically changed the lives of people with HIV, there is still ...

A viral message circulating on Facebook and WhatsApp in Kenya in September 2022 claims that alarming new government surveillance “rules” for the app will so ...

Claims that South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo or even India can lay claim to the unwanted title of "rape capital of the world” have been doing the rounds for well over a decade. In 2000, ...

The murder of Uyinene Mrwetyana has led to protest against femicide in South Africa. We answer five questions about the murder of women.