Amogelang Mbatha,

Amogelang Mbatha is a journalist at Bloomberg News, covering politics and general assignment stories in South Africa. Prior to joining Bloomberg in 2018, he worked as a reporter for Business Day and the Sunday Times. His reporting focuses on political developments, economic trends, and social issues in South Africa.

Biography:  https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ARLbjDnR57I/amogelang-mbatha

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The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

100%

Examples:

  • The article does not contain any clear examples of bias.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • President Cyril Ramaphosa's party suffered its worst performance since Nelson Mandela led it to power at the end of apartheid in 1994.
  • The ANC will need to share power with other parties in order to continue governing due to its loss of a majority in parliament.
  • The ANC won 159 seats in the National Assembly, a decline from the 230 seats they had five years ago.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

South Africa's ANC Suffers Worst Electoral Loss Since 1994: Implications for the Future

South Africa's ANC Suffers Worst Electoral Loss Since 1994: Implications for the Future

Broke On: Sunday, 02 June 2024 South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) secured only 40.21% of the votes in May 29 elections, marking its worst electoral performance since apartheid ended in 1994. The decline can be attributed to internal party issues and corruption, leading to negotiations with coalition partners for government formation. South Africa faces economic instability and high unemployment rates; it remains unclear how the new government will address these challenges.