UMBIKO: Inhlawulo ezibhedlela zeZimbabwe isikhuphukile. UVELA NGAPHI: Umbiko omemetheka ku WhatsApp. ISINQUMO: Ngamanga Umbiko omemetheke kuWhatsApp kumalanga asanda kudlula uthi inhlawulo yezibhedlela zeZimbabwe isikhuphukile. Lumbiko
CLAIM: Hospital fees go up in Zimbabwe SOURCE: Message circulating on WhatsApp VERDICT: Misleading In a WhatsApp message circulated during the first and second week
CLAIM: The Zimbabwean Government has announced the addition of a new public holiday, Munhumutapa Day, which will be celebrated on the 15th of September 2025.
CLAIM: Covid-19 cases rise to 90 at Morningside Mediclinic SOURCE: Social media platforms VERDICT: False A screenshot of the Sandton Chronicle with the headline Covid-19
CLAIM: ZIMRA is expecting churches to pay taxes from the sale of goods such as anointing oil, and t-shirts among others which are being produced
CLAIM: You cannot sleep with your cousin (hanzvadzi) in Africa SOURCE: Hopewell Chin’ono VERDICT: False Incest is something that’s frowned upon in almost all cultures.
CLAIM: Zimbabwe has introduced Sophia, its first humanoid robot at the University of Zimbabwe SOURCE: Media Reports VERDICT: False The hype on ‘Zimbabwe’s first humanoid
CLAIM: GOVERNMENT has gazetted new regulations banning mining activities by individuals granted special permits in response to the environmental damage caused by alluvial mining along
CLAIM: Cover picture showing Nelson Chamisa and Cucsman was published by Windy City Times SOURCE: Social media posts VERDICT: False An old cover page of
CLAIM: Botswana headquartered retailer, Choppies Enterprise Limited, will exit the Zimbabwean market amid a deteriorating environment which has seen a surge in the informal sector
CLAIM: Urgent- if you have #YazPlus at home, take it back to the pharmacy with this letter. It’s been recalled due to concern about whether
CLAIM: We defeated Zanu PF twice, but they refused to go. SOURCE: Nelson Chamisa in NewZimbabwe.com VERDICT: False In an article published on 8 November
CLAIM: In Zimbabwe, abortion is illegal except under specific circumstances, such as cases involving rape, incest, threats to the mother’s health or if the child
CLAIM:Over the past five years, Zimbabwe’s economy has grown at an average rate of 3-6% SOURCE: Patrick Chinamasa, ZANU-PF Secretary for Legal Affairs VERDICT: False
CLAIM: A Member of Parliament (MP) is only allowed to miss 21 consecutive sittings, thereafter, half of the House is allowed to vote and declare
CLAIM: Growth in the mining sector output from US$3-4 billion six years ago to an annual output of US$14 billion. SOURCE: Patrick Chinamasa, ZANU PF
CLAIM: Agriculture, another vital sector, has also witnessed noticeable growth, surpassing pre-land reform productions in wheat and tobacco farming. SOURCE: The Chronicle VERDICT: True President
CLAIM: 2,500 women die giving birth each year. SOURCE: Hopewell Chin’ono VERDICT: False Despite alarming claims circulating on social media, the true picture of Zimbabwe’s
It’s almost cyclone season in Southern Africa. The South West Indian Ocean cyclone season starts around November. The 2023-24 season started on 15 November 2023
CLAIM: World Food Programme – Provide cash assistance. Through the questionnaire, you will have a chance to get $800.00 . SOURCE: Online VERDICT: False, scam
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