Has ED delivered 60,000 jobs?
JOB creation is a key issue in Zimbabwe’s 2018 election. Official media has sought to create the impression that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is making gains in creating employment. We test…
Fact Reports
Claims, stories and information fact-checked for accuracy
ZANU-PF’s 4.5 million jobs claim false
CLAIM: “In the 2013 People’s Election Manifesto, ZANU PF promised to create 2,2 million jobs. Over the past five years, 4,5 million have been gainfully employed in new jobs in…
Are 7 out of 10 Zimbabweans living in poverty?
Zimbabwe has been in economic decline since the late 1990s. In this economy, 38 years after independence, how many Zimbabweans still live under the poverty datum line? ZimFact went out…
Did Chamisa brag about ‘impregnating any woman’?
CLAIM The Herald newspaper reported on May 18 2018 that “MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said that he was young and could impregnate any woman to prove how energetic…
Claim that UK has given Zim $100m ‘for cash shortages’ incorrect
By Nelson Banya CLAIM: On Friday, May 18, 2018, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe had received a loan from the United Kingdom, which would go towards easing the country’s cash…
