FACK CHECK

FACT CHECK: Did South African Police Boss Label ZANU PF an International Criminal Organization?

Claim: An article published by ZimEye on July 26, 2025, alleges that General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, Provincial Police Commissioner for KwaZulu-Natal, accused Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU PF, of being an “international criminal organization” in an official report submitted to South Africa’s President. Assessment: There is no verifiable evidence that General Mkhwanazi made such a statement or submitted a report making these claims. No other credible news … Continue reading FACT CHECK: Did South African Police Boss Label ZANU PF an International Criminal Organization?

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REFLECTION SUNDAY

How Much Of My Life Is Truly Mine?

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I ask myself this a lot. Some days, I feel like I’m just watching my life happen. Like I’m a passenger, not the one driving.

I wake up each morning to the same routine. Not because I want to, but because I have to. Wake up, work, worry. There’s always something. Many bills, food, family problems. Everything needs attention. Everything costs money.

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Prompt

Travel Plans

What are your future travel plans? I hadn’t really thought about it, to be honest.Travel felt like something other people planned. I was just surviving deadlines. Then one night, I found this Czech YouTuber. No fake influencer energy. Just raw clips of daily life in Prague—trams, moody streets, bread that looks like it means something.Now I want to go. Not for tourist spots. I just … Continue reading Travel Plans

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NOISY TRUTHS

She Is the Head of HR and She Knew Exactly What She Was Doing.

It takes a particular kind of cunning to navigate the highest tiers of corporate America—not just ambition, but the capacity to mold the perception of your presence, to exude both authority and discretion, power and plausible deniability. That, more than anything else, is the currency of Human Resources at the executive level. When the Coldplay kiss-cam scandal exploded online—two executives from the same company caught … Continue reading She Is the Head of HR and She Knew Exactly What She Was Doing.

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SYSTEMS ON TRIAL

Is This Health Justice or State Overreach?

In the swiftly evolving drama of Zimbabwean healthcare, a new bill in Parliament has stirred both hope and alarm. The Medical Services Amendment Bill, championed by Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, seeks to align private hospital practices with constitutional guarantees. It empowers the health minister to cap fees, regulate pricing, and mandates that private institutions admit and stabilize emergency patients for at least … Continue reading Is This Health Justice or State Overreach?

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Politics, SYSTEMS ON TRIAL

The Real Truth They Don’t Want You To Know: Why Property Is So Expensive In Zimbabwe

I didn’t plan to write this. But sometimes an article burrows into your thoughts and refuses to let go. That’s what happened when I stumbled across a piece online titled “Why Are Properties So Pricey in Zimbabwe? Here Are 8 Reasons” published on 9 June, 2025, by NewZWire. It was informative, well-structured, and made a compelling case around factors like land shortages, inflation, and the … Continue reading The Real Truth They Don’t Want You To Know: Why Property Is So Expensive In Zimbabwe

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SYSTEMS ON TRIAL

Women, Water, and the Weight of Sustainability

Every day, in villages across Zimbabwe and beyond, a familiar figure appears: women and girls carrying heavy jerrycans under the sun, walking for kilometres to fetch water. They bend, stoop, and trudge, often returning home exhausted, yet their labour is seldom honoured. This image, so ordinary that it fades into the landscape is a vivid testament to how unsustainable policies weigh most heavily on those … Continue reading Women, Water, and the Weight of Sustainability

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SYSTEMS ON TRIAL

WhatsApp’s New Feature Might Be a Gift to Con Artists

There is a seductive appeal to the word “privacy.” It conjures images of safety, control, and autonomy. It suggests a world in which one can participate without being exposed, speak without being watched, and interact without being tracked. So it’s no surprise that the tech world is constantly dressing its new features in the garments of privacy. But beneath the PR-friendly lingo, some of these … Continue reading WhatsApp’s New Feature Might Be a Gift to Con Artists

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