Beyond IT — why digital governance is Africa’s ultimate leadership challenge
Topics
Detected Techniques
Appeal to Fear
(confidence: 80%)
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
Slogans
(confidence: 70%)
Using a brief, striking phrase to provoke an emotional reaction.
Fact-Check Results
“Global losses from cybercrime were projected to reach around $10.5-trillion by 2025.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to confirm or refute the $10.5 trillion cybercrime projection for 2025.
“Global cybercrime costs were already about $3-trillion in 2015, rising to approximately $6-trillion by 2021.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to verify the $3 trillion in 2015 and $6 trillion by 2021 figures.
“Criminal syndicates embezzled in excess of R2-billion from Tembisa Hospital’s procurement mechanisms through fraudulent bids and fictitious quotes.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to confirm or refute the R2 billion embezzlement claim from Tembisa Hospital.
“The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) disclosed that criminal syndicates embezzled in excess of R2-billion from Tembisa Hospital’s procurement mechanisms through fraudulent bids and fictitious quotes.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to verify the SIU's disclosure about R2 billion embezzlement from Tembisa Hospital.
“The SIU found that the irregular activities encompassed thousands of purchase orders and hundreds of suppliers.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to confirm or refute the SIU's findings about purchase orders and suppliers.
“The Wits School of Governance, through its Tayarisha Centre on Digital Governance, and Wits Plus, have developed a fully online short course that equips public sector leaders with knowledge to navigate digital transformation.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence found in archive to verify the Wits School of Governance's online course development claims.