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Breastfeeding 101: It’s not always like the movies
According to UNICEF Zimbabwe, 42% of children in Zimbabwe are...
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Charcoal vs. Coal in your imbawula/mbaura: no contest, they can both knock you out
CLAIM: Its (brazier) dangerous only with coal not charcoal. SOURCE:...
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Don’t let the bedbugs bite – no outbreak in Bulawayo
CLAIM: The City of Bulawayo’s Health Services and Control department...
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Breastfeeding: Should You? Could You? We’ve got the answers!
Not sure whether you should breast feed your baby or...
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How faithful is ‘Conclave’ about the process of picking a new pope? We fact-checked the movie
Roman Catholics in Zimbabwe number about one million and are...
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Breastfeeding: what’s in it for your baby?
According to UNICEF, 42% of children in Zimbabwe are exclusively...
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Kupfuura Mazoe: pane zvinobatika zvinogamuchirwa nevanhu vanopa ropa
CHIREVO: Hapana kuderedzwa kwemitengo kune vanopa ropa. Hakuna kana mubayiro...
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More than Mazoe: there are tangible benefits for blood donors
CLAIM: There is no discount for blood donors. Not even...
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Strive Masiyiwa’s name falsely used in trading scam
CLAIM: Central Bank of Zimbabwe sues Strive Masiyiwa over statements...
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Bato reChama Cha Mapinduzi harisati rasvika makore 50, asi riri pedyo
Chirevo: Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), imwe yemabato akatonga kwechinguva chirefu...
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Chama Cha Mapinduzi has not clocked 50, but almost there
CLAIM: One of the longest-reigning parties in Africa, CCM –...
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One airport short: the Hwange airport runway claim checked
CLAIM: Did you know? Hwange National Park Airport in Zimbabwe...
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Giving cooking oil to babies – science says NO
CLAIM: Siyanai nekupa vana cooking oil (do not feed cooking...
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Skewed samples, sensational stories: 72% paternity discrepancy claim misleading
CLAIM: According to the latest statistics, a staggering 72% of...
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Misreported figures: Chronicle incorrect on female chiefs in Matabeleland
CLAIM: She (Chief Zanele Khumalo) joins two other female chiefs...
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Viral execution claims about Botswana’s Lesedi Molapisi are false
CLAIM: Lesedi Molapisi, who was sentenced to death in Bangladesh...
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Don’t fall for it: no new teacher recruitment policy, PSC warns against WhatsApp message
CLAIM: There is a new policy of [teacher] deployment that...
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Aggravated assault vs. rape: different definitions but same penalty
March is known as #WomensMonth because the International Women’s Day...
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Tanzania’s Hassan did not assume office through popular vote
CLAIM: To date, 24 African women have served as heads...
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Weak vs. Worst: understanding the ZiG’s currency performance
CLAIM: It (the ZiG) is currently the worst-performing currency in...
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