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

Author: New Zimbabwe 

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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.