Does the Democratic Alliance keep to the facts? We fact-checked three claims made in their 2019 election manifesto about health facilities and land reform. Researched by Liesl Pretorious
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During the 2014 national election, South Africa recorded a voter turnout of 73.5%.
If a misleading or incorrect claim is repeated, we’ll check it again. And again. Sometimes, our doggedness pays off.
⚕️@Our_DA claims SA's clinic-to-person ratio falls short of a @WHO guideline of 1:10,000. But the supporting docume… https://t.co/oouFxBp…08:00, Monday 25 Mar
RT @LaurieAClaase: In fact, South Africa had one clinic for every 18 114 people in 2018. https://t.co/RcLO6LY…06:56, Monday 25 Mar
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