The records show theindependent.co.zw was tested for operability 5 times over the 1 811 day duration beginning August 28, 2021. In 4 instances out of conducted checks, theindependent.co.zw was operational, with the latest uptime on June 28, 2026, responding with a code 200. Reports as of August 14, 2026, indicated that theindependent.co.zw had never experienced periods of inactivity. The most current error, which returned code 429, was received on June 27, 2026, out of 1 responses containing errors. Theindependent.co.zw's response time was 0.094 seconds on June 28, 2026, while the average response time is 0.725 seconds.
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| The Zimbabwe Independent - The Leading Business Weekly Length: 54 characters | |
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| Breaking point! Insurers pay claims in instalments Count: 1 heading tag | |
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| file robots.txt was found on the website | |
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| page size: 134 kb | |
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| response time: 0.725 sec | |
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| SSL is enabled on the website |
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