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SPOTCHECK: JHB s mayor shares debunked and flawed SA rape statistics
By senior researcher Cayley Clifford
As South Africa continues to grapple with gender-based violence, the City of Johannesburg’s mayor, Geoff Makhubo, took to Twitter to share startling statistics about sexual violence.
“SA has been confirmed to be the rape capital in the world,” he tweeted to his nearly 20,000 followers in April 2021. The post attracted more than 10,000 reactions, including 4,300 shares.
SA has been confirmed to be the rape capital in the world. According to Interpol it’s estimated that a woman born in SA has a greater chance of being raped than learning to read. This is an alarming state, we can t pretend like all is well#YellowForSurvivors Geoff Makhubo (@GeoffMakhubo) April 17, 2021
Africa Check debunks notion of 15 million illegal migrants in SA
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Cayley Clifford of Africa Check Senior researcher explains where the number comes from and why it is way off the mark.
Like many countries, South Africa has its share of undocumented migrants. They are often accused of being the reason why locals are unable to find employment or why the crime rate is so high.
Some have been claiming that the number of illegal immigrants in South Africa is as high as 15million, but as Cayley Clifford of Africa Check found, this number is way off the mark.
FACT CHECK: Does SA really have 15 million illegal migrants?
By senior researcher Cayley Clifford
In March 2021, the hashtag #15MillionIllegalMigrants appeared on Twitter, with claims that there were 15 million illegal migrants in South Africa.
One tweet shows a screenshot of a document that claims South Africa has “just over 15 million unregistered or undocumented people”.
Another has a screenshot of a November 2020 tweet by Herman Mashaba, former mayor of Johannesburg, in which he claimed there were 15 million “undocumented foreigners” in South Africa.
Africa Check fact checked Mashaba’s tweet, and found no evidence for the 15 million figure. Three months later, there’s still no evidence.
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