Africa Check is known to investigate claims that confuse or make one laugh out loud. But here are four claims from the past year that truly stood out from the strange or bizarre.

Despite their best efforts, rescuers could not save an eight-year-old girl who died after drowning in a pool on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast.

A case of murder is under investigation after a weeks-old baby boy's body was found on the N12 in North West on New Year's Day.

The Hawks were assigned to investigate the fire and on Sunday afternoon arrested a 49-year-old suspect.

Richards Bay beachgoers were thrilled when the driver of a Range Rover put on a show by motoring through the water before ending up with a partially submerged SUV.

Emalahleni mayor Linah Malatjie and her husband Esau Malatjie died in a collision with another vehicle on Sunday night, the ANC has confirmed.

The world has changed since boomers were young adults, and so has the value of housing, education and a steady job.

A third Hong Kong news outlet announced it would shut as the city installed a legislature vetted for loyalty to the Communist Party, in a stark illustration of Beijing’s success in silencing the local opposition.

"Is this what adjusted level 1 has become? Really now? No masks, just fun!" exclaimed Mboweni.

"They must change the name of St George's Cathedral to Tutu Cathedral and leave the airport name alone. His ashes are in this church, not at the airport," wrote one user.

Twitter Inc on Sunday said it permanently banned the personal account of Republican US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene for tweets that repeatedly violated the social media's misinformation policy on Covid-19.

A crew of about 10 firefighters are damping down the last hot spots after a fire in parliament’s National Assembly building on Sunday.

The first day of 2022 saw 1,764 babies born at public healthcare facilities across the country.

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Most new cases of Covid-19 recorded on Sunday were in the Western Cape (27%). followed by Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal each accounting for 21%.

Cancellations of flights into, out of and within the US reached 2,679 Sunday along with 9,002 delays, according to the tracking firm FlightAware.com.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowed on Monday to use his last months in office to press for a diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea, despite public silence from Pyongyang over his attempts for a declaration of peace between the two sides.

Richard Leakey was celebrated for his work to save wildlife from poachers and for leading campaigns against the ivory trade.

The World Health Organisation says a "mass gathering" or "superspreader" event doesn't have to have thousands of people in attendance.

"Parliament has been burning for many years. It's just today we can see the flames," wrote Suntosh Pillay.

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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has said any funds allocated for repairs to what appeared to be "irreversible damage" following a fire that ripped through the National Assembly building on Sunday, should be spent on relocating parliament to Tshwa...

Cape Town city mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has offered the council chamber, Grand Parade and city hall for sittings of the national assembly as well as the upcoming state of the nation address.

The person taken into custody in connection with the fire that broke out in parliament's National Assembly building is now confirmed as a suspect in the blaze.

A draft report found there were no smoke detectors installed in the roof of the National Assembly building at parliament which was gutted by fire on Sunday.

An on-duty paramedic is among eight people who died on Limpopo roads on New Year's Day.

Mali said security guards were not on duty when the fire broke out due to a cost-cutting directive they received at the beginning of December.

In keeping with his stance of protecting the earth, the body of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was returned to dust by aquamation, an environmentally-friendly process using water instead of fire only.