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Fact Check: No crackdown on mobile phone use while driving, say police
Claim: Police have launched an operation to clamp down on cellphone use while driving. Those found on the…
Factcheck: Bulawayo City Council is not repossessing houses
Claim: A message circulating on WhatsApp claimed that Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is repossessing houses. “Zihlobo zami to…
Factcheck: La Nina has no effect in Zimbabwe during winter
Claim: A story by 263 News claimed that this year’s winter season is coming with extremely low temperatures…
President Mnangagwa is not offering free data
Claim: An online message claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is giving supporters 40 GB of free data as…
SADC men have not been invited by King Mswati III to marry Eswatini women and obtain citizenship.
The Eswatini government has stated that a viral circular dated 8 March 2024, which claimed King Mswati III…
Cabinet did not abolish the death penalty
Claim: A state paper, The Chronicle claimed that the Government has abolished the death sentence in response to a nationwide survey…
Beware of travel scam targeting local travel agencies and UNICEF
UNICEF Zimbabwe has issued a warning about a scam aimed at local travel companies and the organisation itself…
Tshabangu did not appoint Welshman Ncube as interim CCC president
Claim: The daily Blog News claimed that the self-imposed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu has appointed Welshman as the…
Pashor Sibanda denies joining Team Tshabangu
Pashor Raphael Sibanda, the recalled Cowdray Park Member of Parliament, has denied joining the team led by self-proclaimed…