OPINION: The greatest victim of fake news is professional journalism
By Geoffrey Nyarota The darkest episode of my 42-year long career as a professional journalist, as well as a moment of shame for our then newspaper, the original Daily News,…
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Factsheet – Zimbabwe’s drug, alcohol abuse problem under COVID-19
Drug and alcohol abuse among Zimbabwean youth is rising, according to government and public health experts who say this increase has coincided with measures aimed at controlling the spread of…
Associated Press’ tweet on Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 vaccination is inaccurate
On 23 July 2021, the Associated Press tweeted what it called a “virus update”. One of the highlights read: “Canada has high vaccine rate; Zimbabwe lowest.” That same day, the…
Fact-checking Biti’s corruption speech
Opposition MDC Alliance vice president and former finance minister Tendai Biti gave an online speech on corruption in Zimbabwe on July 18, 2021. Here, we check key claims from Biti’s…
Charamba’s claim on vaccines is misleading
CLAIM: Chinese, Russian and Indian COVID-19 vaccines registered for use in Zimbabwe have all been approved by the World Health Organisation and are part of the Covax scheme. Source: Presidential…
