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No, the ruling African National Congress has not kept its promise to implement national health insurance in South Africa.
Episode 119 • 10th May 2024 • What's Crap on WhatsApp? • Volume Podcasts & Africa Check
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In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four election-related claims doing the rounds:

Did the African National Congress (ANC) keep its promise to implement national health insurance in South Africa? No. https://bit.ly/anc_promise

US president Joe Biden did not warn of South African sanctions if the ANC wins the 2024 elections. Ignore this AI-generated video. https://bit.ly/biden_anc

Does this video show Mozambican migrants ‘imported’ to vote for South Africa’s ruling party? Of course not. https://bit.ly/mozambican_migrants

This image of an unenclosed public toilet was built by the opposition Democratic Alliance in 2009, not the ANC. https://bit.ly/anc_toilet

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