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According to the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, approximately 91% of women and 94% of men surveyedwere literate. The survey is designed to represent the national population aged 15 to 49. The sample of 32,000 people was broadly representative of the population in this age group, bot...

According to the latest crime statistics, 5,794 murders were reported between July and September 2025. This means that on average, 63 people were murdered per day over this period....

The Department of Basic Education publishesquarterly data on schools in South Africa. The latest data from quarter three of 2025 lists 644 currently open ordinary (not special needs institutions) secondary (meaning high school, grades 8 to 12) public schools in the province. Another 27 were li...

The International Labour Organization estimated the average global youth (ages 15-24) unemployment rate to be13.6% in 2024. South Africa’s rate was listed as 60.9%, the second highest, with Djibouti topping the list at 76.3%. But cross-country comparisons arenot always straightforward,...

According to the country’s tourism ministry, there were a record 2,4 million international visitors to Kenya in 2024....

Since its first democratic election on 27 April 1994, South Africa has held six other national elections: in 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, and 2024. ...

During the 2019 national election, South Africa recorded a voter turnout of 66%, a decrease from 73.5% in 2014. More: South Africa’s 2019 election in numbers ...

The World Health Organization has warned that neither taking a hot bath nor exposing yourself to sunshine or temperatures higher than 25°C will prevent Covid-19. Using a hand dryer also doesn’t kill the virus. More: Hot baths, hot hand dryers and other heat will NOT kill coronavirus ...

The new coronavirus spreads through droplets, which are produced when someone sneezes, coughs or talks. If you are close to someone when this happens, you could breathe in the virus. According to the World Health Organization, “studies to date suggest that the virus that causes Covid-19 is main...