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Zimbabwe high court orders government to restore full internet
Source: Associated Press
Zimbabwe high court orders government to restore full internet
Associated Press
Mon 21 Jan 2019 15.31 GMT
Zimbabwe’s high court has ordered the country’s government to restore the internet in full, ruling that the security minister did not have the power to issue such a directive.
The court said only President Emmerson Mnangagwa has the authority to make such an order.
Zimbabwe’s government closed the internet for much of last week. Over the weekend it restored a partial service, but maintained a blackout on social media apps such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter.
Zimbabwe’s capital is returning to normal after a week of turmoil in which Zimbabweans protested against dramatic fuel price rises and government security forces launched a crackdown in which 12 people were killed.
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Associated Press
Mon 21 Jan 2019 15.31 GMT
Zimbabwe’s high court has ordered the country’s government to restore the internet in full, ruling that the security minister did not have the power to issue such a directive.
The court said only President Emmerson Mnangagwa has the authority to make such an order.
Zimbabwe’s government closed the internet for much of last week. Over the weekend it restored a partial service, but maintained a blackout on social media apps such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter.
Zimbabwe’s capital is returning to normal after a week of turmoil in which Zimbabweans protested against dramatic fuel price rises and government security forces launched a crackdown in which 12 people were killed.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/21/zimbabwe-high-court-orders-government-to-restore-full-internet
