"Social media access restored in Zimbabwe by court order", 22 January 2019

Access to social media platforms in Zimbabwe was reinstated on Monday, hours after a court deemed the government's internet shutdown illegal.

Zimbabwean authorities clamped down on internet use last week, after violent protests broke out over President Emmerson Mnangagwa's announcement of a 150% hike on fuel prices...

...On Monday, Zimbabwe's High Court ruled that the Security Minister Owen Ncube did not have the authority to force mobile operators to block services...

...Hours later, Zimbabwe's largest telecommunications company, Econet Wireless, sent a message to its customers informing them the suspension had been lifted and that "all internet and social media services have now been fully restored."