Africa: Are Foreigners ‘Bleeding’ South Africa’s Road Accident Fund ‘Dry’? Numbers Don’t Back the Claim

Africa: Are Foreigners ‘Bleeding’ South Africa’s Road Accident Fund ‘Dry’? Numbers Don’t Back the Claim

Are foreigners ‘bleeding’ South Africa’s Road Accident Fund ‘dry’? Numbers don’t back the claim Collins Letsoalo, then RAF chief executive, made the claim initially and it was repeated by fund spokesperson McIntosh Polela before spreading widely, but the fund itself told Africa Check it had “no information” about the origin of the figure. The amount…

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Boat accident in Congo kills more than 100 people in second deadly capsizing this week

Boat accident in Congo kills more than 100 people in second deadly capsizing this week

Kinshasa, Congo — Two separate boat accidents this week in northwestern Congo killed at least 193 people and left scores missing, authorities and state media reported Friday. The accidents happened on Wednesday and Thursday, about 150 kilometers apart in the Equateur province. One boat with nearly 500 passengers caught fire and capsized Thursday evening along…

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