Lockdown to Shutdown: How COVID-19 Stifled Digital Rights in Zimbabwe
By Kudzai Chimhangwa On the morning of July 30, 2020, Zimbabweans awoke to the presence of heavily armed soldiers standing ready to crush anti-government protesters…
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Zimbabwe Government Continues to Weaponize Information Online to Control Citizen Engagement
By Kudzai Chimhangwa In the early morning of November 15, 2017, Zimbabweans woke up to the news that former strongman, the late Robert Mugabe, had…
What Do Zimbabwe’s Internet Disruptions say About the State of Digital Rights in the Country?
By Kudzai Chimhangwa Millions of Zimbabweans will remember January 2019 for spiraling prices for basic commodities, a massive fuel price hike, and multiple unexpected internet…
Amid Civil Unrest, Internet Shutdowns are Making Zimbabwe’s Economic Crisis Worse
By Kudzai Chimhangwa Following the January 12 declaration of an official fuel price hike in Zimbabwe, civil unrest and political paranoia has rocked the nation….