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16 Jan 2019

Zimbabwe: Network provider confirms it received orders to shut down the internet as a result of the protests

Zimbabwe: Network Provider confirms it shutdown internet on government's orders.

Author: New Zimbabwe 

 Econet Confirms Govt Directive to Block Internet - Masiyiwa Says Opposition Could Have Repealed Law During GNU

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 authorities in Zimbabwe have directed that all Internet services be shut down," Econet founder Strive Masiyiwa revealed on Facebook.