Africa Check
Source Passport
ZA-C-00001-1
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- Africa Check Trust
- Country
- South Africa
- Type
- Civil society organisation
- Founded
- 2012
- Director or chair
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 27 April 2026
0 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
3 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name on record, not yet checked
- Who leads it not disclosed
- How it is funded not disclosed
- Named funders not disclosed
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- Africa Check
- Registration number Pending check
- Trust registration IT000728/2015(C) (Master of the High Court, Cape Town)
- Registered address Pending check
- 12th floor, University Corner, Cnr Jorissen and Bertha Streets, Braamfontein, Johannesburg (headquarters published by Africa Check)
- Public contact email Pending check
- info@africacheck.org
3 sources
- africacheck.org, 'How we are funded', read 2026-10-20 (Africa Check Trust, a non-profit trust headquartered in South Africa, registration number IT000728/2015(C); founded in London in 2012 as a Community Interest Company; control passed to the SA-registered trust at the start of 2019; registered as Africa Check Foundation in Kenya; representative offices in Nigeria and Senegal; the International Press Institute was the sole funder at launch; 2025 funders shown only in an embedded chart; no donor has a controlling influence)
- IFCN Code of Principles, Africa Check application (applicant responses 14 Feb 2019; assessor recommended 'Accept' 27 Feb 2019), read 2026-10-20 (governing body the non-profit Africa Check Trust, registered with the Master's Office in Cape Town, IT000728/2015(C); Africa Check Trust supported by Africa Check C.I.C. (UK, Companies House 08119885); Johannesburg office is headquarters)
- africacheck.org, 'Get in touch', read 2026-10-20 (headquarters 12th floor, University Corner, Cnr Jorissen and Bertha Streets, Braamfontein, Johannesburg; info@africacheck.org; Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal office emails; X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok links)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Founders or members with control
- Not disclosed
- Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- None
- Network or umbrella organisation Pending check
- International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) - code of principles signatory (2019 assessment accepted)
2 sources
- africacheck.org, 'How we are funded', read 2026-10-20 (Africa Check Trust, a non-profit trust headquartered in South Africa, registration number IT000728/2015(C); founded in London in 2012 as a Community Interest Company; control passed to the SA-registered trust at the start of 2019; registered as Africa Check Foundation in Kenya; representative offices in Nigeria and Senegal; the International Press Institute was the sole funder at launch; 2025 funders shown only in an embedded chart; no donor has a controlling influence)
- IFCN Code of Principles, Africa Check application (applicant responses 14 Feb 2019; assessor recommended 'Accept' 27 Feb 2019), read 2026-10-20 (governing body the non-profit Africa Check Trust, registered with the Master's Office in Cape Town, IT000728/2015(C); Africa Check Trust supported by Africa Check C.I.C. (UK, Companies House 08119885); Johannesburg office is headquarters)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- Income mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders and donors
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Partly verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link X twitter.com/africacheck Facebook facebook.com/AfricaCheck Instagram instagram.com/africacheck TikTok tiktok.com/@africacheck
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Channels) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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