No intention to ban social media in Zimbabwe

Supa Mandiwanzira Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister yesterday said government had no intention to ban social media, but would instead introduce a raft of laws to penalize abusers of the facility.

Addressing members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on ICT, Mandiwanzira said the proposed Cyber Security Bill, Electronic Transactions Bill and the Information Communication Technology Bill, to be brought before Parliament soon, were meant to curb abuse of social media by individuals.

Mandiwanzira said President Robert Mugabe had also expressed concern over abuse of social media when he returned from his Japan trip, adding government then decided to regulate the use of that media.