Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has shut down social media sites and popular instant messenger application WhatsApp in a bid to suppress dissenting views.
Mugabe’s move comes in the wake of massive protest that have spread to six towns in the country.
On Monday there was unrest in Harare where Police used teargas to break up protests.
Today, protesters have shut down the country as civil servants have stopped work over unpaid wages while many other Zimbabweans are staying at home in protest against corruption, poverty, and injustice.
However, clashes with the police and arrests have been reported. According to reports, sites like Facebook cannot be accessed even if the user is using high speed internet while WhatsApp has been blocked.
There are fears that the ban will not be lifted soon as government officials have hinted that they will continue blocking some social media sites in order to maintain security.
Earlier this year, Mugabe said there was need to regulate social media in the country as he believes the sites offers Zimbabweans a cheap platform for criticising his government.
Watch Zimbabwe Police beat up civilians.
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why u ban social media is that only solution u got mmmmmmmmm shame
He know that people from Zimbabwe they are slave to him that why always doing shit!!.Unity it is weapon against poor govt.Why people from Zimbabwe listening every fucking what Mugabe say.
zim pl u can’t solve problem by the fighting burning house etc.. that means uneducated ppl u mst explain niyc
papai tenha piedads ds seus filhos deixa d escravatura esse tempo ja passou por favor para com isso
Africa nd particulary Zimbabwe needs a new crop of leadership and not this old recycled useless seed.
Mhata yamai vake Mugabe,ndosaka asina mwana.haabarisi
Fk him
Aaaaaa mkota ngat umenewu ukudziwa chan? Ife tna via xul ya “the” while mkotawu xul yake ndiya “ze”
Kkkkkkkkkk koma kukaramba kwinako yarakwanj fb koma Mugabe sazathekaa
Umunthu anathamo kalekale
Can Malawi do the same too
No bho
Wachita bwino Mr President ulemu ndiwake koseko akukhala