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August 23 elections: What you need to know
By Tatenda Chitagu On August 23, 2023, Zimbabwe will hold harmonised presidential, parliamentary and local government polls. A re-run is set for October 2 if there is no outright winner in the presidential election. There are 210 constituencies and 1 970 local authority wards that are up for grabs. So far, the ruling ZANU PF…
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Mwonzora fields only one Parly candidate in Masvingo province
By Masvingo365 Reporter Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) party led by Douglas Mwonzora seems to have few takers in Masvingo after fielding only one candidate for the August 23 parliamentary elections. Masvingo province has 26 parliamentary constituencies, yet only Bonface Mazarire is standing on the party ticket in Masvingo Urban constituency. Masvingo Urban is hotly…
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ED shies away from making more fake promises in Masvingo
By Tatenda Chitagu MASVINGO- President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday shied away from making any more fake promises to the electorate in Masvingo. Speaking at a campaign rally organised by several affiliates of the ruling ZANU PF outside Mucheke stadium, he instead made a dry speech that stuck to what his government had already done, rather…
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Phishing alert: ZEC job advert a scam!
By Tatenda Chitagu An online advert purporting to be from the electoral management body, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) calling for applications for 3 500 posts of presiding, collation, security and electoral officers is fake, a fact check by ZimTracker has revealed. The advert has been making rounds on several groups on social messaging application,…
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Don’t fall for it. Recruitment advert from United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund is a scam
By Tatenda Chitagu A recruitment advert purportedly from United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is fake, ZimTracker has established. The advert which has gone viral on social networking site, WhatsApp reads; ‘United Nation (sic) Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Zimbabwe recruitment 2023. United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Zimbabwe recruitment is available and recruitment has started for all…
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Explainer: How the US saved the Great Zimbabwe Monuments from being destroyed by an invasive plant
By Tatenda Chitagu It was reported in 2018 that the United States of America’s Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) had availed US$475 000 for the preservation of the Great Zimbabwe Monuments. ZimTracker fact checkers dashed to the monuments, located 30 kilometers out of Masvingo City, to establish the reason Zimbabwe needed assistance to safeguard…
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