ZIMFACT: Initiatives against COVID-19
Zimbabweans inside the country and around the world have started initiatives to help the country to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. They have been complemented by corporate organisations, religious bodies as…
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FACTSHEET: COVID-19 and Zimbabwe’s economy
The coronavirus crisis has hit Zimbabwe’s economy so hard that some industrialists foresee record economic contraction by the end of 2020 unless the pandemic is defeated in the next two…
No, 2020 O Level exams have not been postponed, as claimed by WhatsApp message
CLAIM: Form Four students to repeat in 2021 due to COVID-19. Source: WhatsApp message showing doctored ZBC screen grab. RATING: FALSE. The government has not deferred the 2020 examination programme.…
Govt has not set a date for schools’ re-opening, contrary to claim on WhatsApp
CLAIM: President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that schools and colleges will re-open in September. Source: WhatsApp message. RATING: FALSE. The government has not made any announcement on when schools and…
No, inhaling steam will not treat or cure novel coronavirus infection
By W.P Dunlop, AFP Fact Check A video viewed more than 2.4 million times on Facebook urges people to inhale steam to “kill” the novel coronavirus. But experts say that…
