FACTSHEET: South Africa's crime statistics for 2019/20
WEBAug 4, 2020 · 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 reduction”.
GUIDE: Understanding crime statistics in South Africa - Africa Check
WEBSep 12, 2013 · However, America’s population at the time was 307 million while South Africa’s was a little over 49 million. When viewed as crime rates or ratios rather than raw numbers, the statistics yield a completely different picture: a murder rate of 4.96 per 100,000 (US) compared to 34.1 (SA) per 100,000. …
We’re not all uniformly XX and XY. Intersex people exist, and that’s ...
WEBAug 29, 2022 · “ACCORDING TO SCIENCE & RELIGION THERE ARE ONLY TWO GENDERS,” claims a graphic circulating on Facebook in South Africa and elsewhere online. “Males have 1 X and 1 Y chromosome,” it reads above a photo of what appears to be a muscled man. “Females have 2 X chromosomes,” it reads above a photo of what appears to be a diminutive woman. (But appearances can be deceptive.)
Vicious rumours about US vice president Kamala Harris untrue
WEBPublished 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.”.
Beware of ‘Elon Musk’ cryptocurrency scam doing the rounds on …
WEBAug 17, 2023 · The “Elon Musk Bitcoin giveaway” is a scam that has affected thousands of people across the world. In 2021, the British Broadcast Corporation (BBC) reported how Julie Bushnell, a teacher, was conned into depositing £9,000 (approximately $11,500) with the hope of receiving double that amount back. Africa Check found a website where more ...
GUIDE: Where was that photo taken? How to locate (almost) any …
WEBDec 18, 2018 · Drag and drop. If you use the Chrome browser, click the image you want to search for and, holding the mouse button, drag the image into the search box. Image URL (address). If you can’t save an image to your computer, right-click it and select “copy image address”. You can then paste the URL into the search box.
FACTSHEET: Wealth in South Africa - Africa Check
WEBMar 22, 2018 · These are people with assets of less than US$10,000, or R117,000 at the current exchange rate. While there is no further breakdown within that group, the report estimated that the median wealth in South Africa was at US$5,186 (or R60,900), well below the US$10,000 cut-off.
No, more than six media companies in world, and ‘Rothschilds’ …
WEBMay 12, 2022 · “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: Unemployment statistics in South Africa explained
WEBDec 3, 2014 · It would be incorrect to report that with an unemployment rate of 25.5% “ one in four South Africans remain jobless ”. Absorption rate: This refers to the proportion of the working-age population that is employed. Participation rate: This refers to the proportion of the working-age population that is either employed or unemployed.
Yes, hippos kill ‘around 500 people a year in Africa’
WEBNov 30, 2020 · In a list of the world’s deadliest animals, the BBC also says that the hippo is the world's deadliest large land mammal, “killing an estimated 500 people per year in Africa”. They wouldn’t even have to attack people. At 2,750 kilograms they can crush a person to death just by standing on them. Smithsonian Magazine says that hippos are ...