• • • GUIDE TO FACT-CHECKING AND INFORMATION VERIFICATION • • Salary Services Bureau – processes government salaries. National Archives of Zimbabwe – Storehouse of Zimbabwe’s documented history – perfect source for historical data. Health Services Board – health related issues –welfare of medical personnel, state of the health sector. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe – monetary policy issues. Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe – handles public procurements. Other government sources • • • • • • • • • • • Zimbabwe Revenue Authority Zimbabwe National Road Administration Zimbabwe National Water Authority Zimbabwe Energy Regulation Authority Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Republic Police Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe Standards Association of Zimbabwe Chapter 12 Commissions – Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, Zimbabwe Media Commission, Zimbabwe Gender Commission, Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission, National Peace and Reconciliation Commission What are your alternative sources of information? Sometimes it is difficult to directly get information from government. Where can you find it? • • 11 • • • Civil Society Organisations International organisations, e.g. United Nations, World Bank, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)