FACT CHECK: Are power cuts now ‘a thing of the past’ in Zambia?
CLAIM: Power cuts are now a thing of the past in Zambia VERDICT: Not true EXPLAINER: The claim lacks context By ZimFact Staff Basis of claim On June 29, 2019,…
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Are 70% of Zimbabwean men raising children not their own? No, it’s not true.
CLAIM: About 70 percent of Zimbabwean men are taking care or providing for children who were misidentified as theirs either deliberately or due to human error. CONCLUSION: False Explainer: The…
FACT CHECK: Has RBZ banned forex cash withdrawals from FCAs?
CLAIM: On June 25, the website The Tabloid Zim reported that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) had ordered an end to withdrawals from Foreign Currency Accounts (FCAs). According to…
Is Zimbabwe the only country in the world that doesn’t have its own currency?
CLAIM: On June 22, 2019, the Twitter account @AfricaFactsZone tweeted that “Zimbabwe is the only country in the world, that doesn’t have its own currency”. VERDICT: False By ZimFact Staff…
FACTSHEET: Corporal punishment, pregnancy and the new Education Bill
The Education Amendment Bill reached the committee stage this week, edging closer to becoming law. Some of the proposed law’s provisions, such as clauses seeking to outlaw corporal punishment as…
