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Mnangagwa's false claim exposed
ON October 7, The Herald reported that President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the World Health Organisation (WHO) had raked Zimbabwe "among countries that instituted better mitigatory measures against the ...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:51hrs | 2799 | by Staff reporter
Online #ZimbabweLivesMatter campaign jolts Mnangagwa govt
STUNG by the impact of an online campaign by Zimbabweans to raise awareness about alleged human rights violations in the country, top government officials are fighting back with claims that gory image...Published: 09 Aug 2020 at 10:23hrs | 10059 | by Staff reporter
Charamba's photoshop claims are false
ON August 8, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesman George Charamba, via his Twitter account @Jamwanda2, claimed that a photograph showing a man in army uniform beating up a woman was fake and photo...Published: 09 Aug 2020 at 10:22hrs | 3747 | by zimfact
Beitbridge border is not opening on May 3
There have been claims that the South Africa-Zimbabwe border will reopen on May 3, 2020 to May 10, 2020 to accommodate Zimbabweans who are stranded in South Africa.The message running viral on...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 13:29hrs | 3007 | by ZimFact
'Nothing unusual about Zimbabwe's latest malaria rates'
A post by the Ministry of Health and Child Care that 131 people had died from malaria so far this year stoked social media speculation, with some users saying these figures are unusual and could be Co...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 07:44hrs | 227 | by ZimFact.
Govt has not set a date for schools re-opening
Zimbabwe's government closed all schools and colleges on March 24, 2020, in response to the threat posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.In making the announcement, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said ...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:53hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
eNCA peddled fake news on Zimbabwe Covid-19 cases
On Monday, March 16, 2020, South African news channel eNCA reported that Zimbabwe had reported its first case of Covid-19."A lady who travelled from South Africa to Zimbabwe has tested positiv...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:37hrs | 1016 | by ZimFact
Fakes news under the spotlight
Government has discouraged the dissemination of fake news on media platforms as it results in panic among citizens. International Communications Services Director in the Ministry of Information, Publi...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:12hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe broadcasters urged to embrace global standards
THE Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services has called upon radio training institutions to embrace global standards to maintain a competitive edge in the broadcasting sector. ...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 06:59hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Latest on 3 'missing' Air Zimbabwe planes
Air Zimbabwe has denied that three MA60s acquired from China in 2005, had disappeared. The airline says the planes are there and not working but what the Auditor General's office found a...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 12:01hrs | 10354 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe blighted by a 'tsunami' of fake news
Zimbabwe has once been described as a country blighted by a 'tsunami' of fake news since the beginning of a "new dispensation" following the largely unexpected or seemingly impossible removal of forme...Published: 01 May 2019 at 09:31hrs | 1220 | by John Masuku
Mthuli Ncube's megaphone economics will not solve Zimbabwe's woes
Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube is in Davos at the World Economic Forum, and as expected he is selling Brand Zimbabwe, projecting that he will bring down inflation from 42% to 1...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 00:34hrs | 1480 | by Staff reporter
Govt debt to hit $20 billion by year-end
THE Parliament Budget Office (PBO) expects Zimbabwe's sovereign debt to grow by 8,69% to a record high of $20 billion by year-end, stoked by continuous public borrowings to finance persistent budget d...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 07:02hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa shouldn't go to court
Nelson Chamisa, leader of the MDC Alliance, has said he will not accept the results of the hard-fought and blood-soaked July 30 election.According to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) he...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 08:21hrs | 6537 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa or Mnangagwa: It's the economy stupid
TOMORROW, standing in the small voting booth, with pen in hand, looking down at the 23 names of presidential aspirants on the ballot paper, there's little doubt the voter will be making a crucial deci...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:25hrs | 220 | by Tartira Zwinoira
Zimbabwe to grow at 27% yearly to reach Biti's $100 billion target
MDC Alliance principal and former Finance Minister, Tendai Biti, has repeatedly claimed that, if elected into government, the opposition coalition would propel Zimbabwe to a $100 billion economy in ei...Published: 08 May 2018 at 18:14hrs | 1393 | by Staff reporter
Hippocratic Oath versus currency that pays the bills
ACCORDING to online journals, the Hippocratic Oath is an oath historically taken by physicians. It is one of the most widely known of Greek medical texts. In its original form, it requires a new physi...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 09:03hrs | 98 | by Limukani Ncube
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