Mandla Tshuma
9 posts
NO sanctions did not lead to the closure of Bulawayo companies
While the Zanu-PF top leadership including the Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Minister, Judith Ncube, claim companies have been closing…
11/11/2020
It has not been proven that coronavirus thrive during the rainy season
While research has shown that weather conditions to a certain extent influence the thriving of the coronavirus there…
09/11/2020
Can plasma from Coronavirus survivors treat COVID-19?
CLAIM: Plasma from Coronavirus survivors can be used to treat COVID-19 VERDICT: INCONCLUSIVE Scientists and doctors are still…
26/04/2020
Will Beitbridge Border Post open from 3 to 10 May to allow Zimbabweans trapped in South Africa’s lockdown to troop back home?
VERDICT: FALSE The Zimbabwean Community in South Africa, an organisation involved with the day to day welfare of…
26/04/2020
Is loss of smell and taste also symptoms of COVID-19?
VERDICT: INCONCLUSIVE Source: WhatsApp viral message BACKGROUND: According to the British Association of Otorhinolaryngology (ENTUK), there is new…
08/04/2020
Is Coronavirus killing more men than women?
VERDICT: TRUE , but it is too early to say but, smoking, drinking, and general poor health, researchers…
08/04/2020
Is it true that there was once a pandemic, which also broke out in China, worse than COVID-19, and claimed between 75 million to 400 million lives worldwide?
Verdict: FALSE Source:WhatsApp chat group. A viral message shared in a WhatsApp group, one participant posted a message…
02/04/2020
Is it true that NAC has been operating without a board for 18 months?
Verdict: False According to the Herald of 9 March 2019, the NAC board was dissolved with immediate effect…
16/03/2020
Is it true that BCC has no powers to change street names?
Background: On Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Bulawayo councillors passed a resolution to rename some of the city’s major roads…
14/02/2020