False social media claim says rural voting postponed to July 31

ZEC commissioner Qhubani Moyo

Claim: Social media reports saying voting in rural areas has been postponed to July 31 emerged late on Sunday, July 29, the eve of polling day.

Conclusion: False.

Voting will take place throughout Zimbabwe  — in urban and rural areas — on Monday, July 30, 2018. Zimbabwe Electoral Commissioner Qhubani Moyo dismissed the reports of separate polling days  as mischievous, and probably meant to cause confusion.

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