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
CLAIM: … Tuku’s grave remains a pile of dust without a good tombstone SOURCE: ZimEye VERDICT: False The Tuku family ‘saga’ has been on centre
3 delays affecting Zimbabwean women with breast cancer CLAIM: Breast cancer is the second most common cancer affecting women after cervical cancer and accounts for
CLAIM: FNB is the biggest stadium in Africa SOURCE: Social Media VERDICT: True Africa, a continent renowned for its vibrant cultures, diverse landscapes, and rich
CLAIM: Men need to have women and to have sex with them, a lot. Such a man will not have cancer. SOURCE:Dorothy Mashonganyika (Member of
CLAIM: Oooh Shucks its (sic) snowed in some parts of Bulawayo: ka snow ‘nyana’ (a little snow) SOURCE: Post on Instagram VERDICT: False The past
How much should domestic workers be earning per month? Who can and who can’t afford domestic help? Should a domestic worker’s salary depend on how
CLAIM: The informal sector in Zimbabwe is rated at 64% by the multinationals second only to Bolivia 🇧🇴 SOURCE: Busisa Moyo VERDICT: Partly true Zimbabwean
CLAIM: Zimbabwean passports are the most expensive in the whole world SOURCE: Account on X VERDICT: False Fancy a trip across borders? All good if
A reader has asked if a picture posted by an account on X is current or old. The picture was posted by @matigary with the
CLAIM: South Africa has free public healthcare; all immigrants, ill/legal (sic) benefit. SOURCE: Account on X VERDICT: Misleading Zimbabwean, Hopewell Chin’ono, wrote on X encouraging
Carte Blanche, a South African television show will be airing an investigation into alleged corrupt activities happening at the main border post between South Africa
The World Health Organization has declared Mpox, an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a global health emergency following a surge of cases in
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