Claim: Durban's empty streets from South Africa's 2020 pandemic lockdown, not 2023 'national shutdown'
Fact-check: Durban's empty streets from South Africa's 2020 pandemic lockdown, not 2023 'national shutdown'
Verdict: photos circulating on social media in south africa don't show durban during the stayaway called by an opposition party for 20 march 2023. they are of the deserted city centre during south africa's first covid lockdown in 2020.
Organisation: Africa Check
Author: Kirsten Cosser
Date published: 2023-03-31T00:00:00