JOHANNESBURG (AP) — 2019 is already a busy year for internet shutdowns in Africa, with governments ordering cutoffs as soon as a crisis appears. “It is not even the second month of the new year […]
In the wake of nationwide internet shutdowns, ordinary Zimbabweans are circumventing censorship through VPNs. Zimbabwean authorities shut down the internet on Tuesday (Jan. 19) following widespread protests that led to the deaths of at least six people […]
The government says following the well planned violent demonstrations that rocked the country early this week, it was necessary to close the internet to reduce further harm that has so far cost the nation millions […]
HARARE, (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s biggest mobile operator Econet Wireless said on Friday that it had received an instruction from the government to open up Internet access, except for some social media applications. Zimbabwe on Friday […]
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest mobile network operator Econet Wireless has notified millions of subscribers it received another directive to shut down internet access, a move critics say is aimed at stifling criticism of President Emerson […]
When government played its heavy hand on freedom of speech by shutting down social media space, Zimbabweans were ready to counter it. On the first day of riots sparked by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s 120 percent […]
Internet services in Zimbabwe have been restored after a 24-hour blackout as the country experienced its biggest civil unrest since independence in 1980. Despite government’s denial that it blocked the Internet on Tuesday, leading service […]
THE country’s largest telecoms company Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, confirmed Tuesday that the government ordered suspension of the internet across all networks after violent protests against the embattled administration. “This morning I was informed that the […]
An 18-year-old artist from Zimbabwe has used e-waste to create a beautiful small-scale model of Westminster out of old computer parts. Zayd Menk previously built a 165-by-80cm scale model of Manhattan out of unwanted electronics […]
Since President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe announced the immediate increase in fuel prices this past weekend, the world has seen familiar images of unrest and blood shed from the embattled country. Mnangagwa’s reasoning for increasing […]
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