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Mark Zuckerberg sues Facebook for account shutdowns

A US lawyer with the same name as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is suing the social media platform, arguing it keeps suspending his account while falsely accusing him of "impersonating a celebrity".Mark S Zuckerberg says his account has…

Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:40hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter

Harare announces major water shutdown

The City of Harare has announced a citywide water shutdown following a major pipe burst at the Warren Control water distribution centre, a critical component of the capital's water supply system. The shutdown will begin at 6 PM on Friday, …

Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:07hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter

Police warn against disruptions during ZITF amid Geza shutdown calls

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a strong warning to individuals contemplating disruption of public order or business operations, particularly during the ongoing 65th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in …

Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 07:34hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter

Geza calls for April 22â€“23 national shutdown

Outspoken war veteran Blessed Runesu Geza, widely known by his alias "Bombshell", has called for a national shutdown this week in an effort to pressure President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step down.Geza, who is currently in hiding, made the ca…

Published: 20 Apr 2025 at 19:17hrs | 1883 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe war veterans threaten national shutdown

Zimbabwe finds itself at a political crossroads as President Emmerson Mnangagwa faces increasing pressure from war veterans demanding his resignation.Concerns are growing that Mnangagwa plans to extend his rule beyond constitutional limits…

Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 06:37hrs | 4251 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe may suffer an internet shutdown

ZIMBABWE may suffer an internet shutdown in the 2023 general election, just like Uganda and Zambia in 2021. In 2019, Freedom House rated Zimbabwe as a "not free" country with a 28% global freedom score after the President Emmerson Mnangagw…

Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 07:42hrs | 1 | by Phillip Anjorin

Nationwide protests for Job Sikhala called

Opposition politician Jacob Ngarivhume has called upon Zimbabweans to engage in  a nationwide protests in solidarity with Job Sikhala, the Citizens Coalition for Change's (CCC) vice national chairperson who is languishing in Chikurubi…

Published: 03 Jan 2023 at 08:40hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu

Zimbabwe total shutdown looms

Zimbabwe's public service sector faces total shutdown this week over a salary deadlock as government maintains it cannot afford to meet their pay demands.Civil servants are demanding to be paid United States dollar salaries saying the inst…

Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:12hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Goblins shut down school

REPORTED mysterious manifestations have shut down a school in Matabelealnd North's Bubi district.Villagers in the area are currently up in arms after an apostolic sect prophet popularly known as Madzibaba in the area failed to chase away t…

Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:25hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter

Let's stand with banking sector - Shutdown Chinese Mines Exploiting Workers - Union

NMWUZ - National Mine Workers' Union of Zimbabwe President Mr Kurebwa Javangwe Nomboka has said that his organization is in solidarity with striking teachers and workers in the banking sector who continue to be given paltry salary adjustme…

Published: 12 Feb 2022 at 08:25hrs | 11 | by Maxwell Teedzai

Mnangagwa fears shutdown 2

JITTERY authorities are bracing for another mega protest by angry labour unions and the opposition â€” who fear that authorities are planning to tighten the country's repressive laws to stop a repeat of last month's violent mass actions wh…

Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 13:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

ShutDownZimbabwe: Where do we go from here?

When the heart is burdened, the spirit is broken, the soul feels encumbered, and the body is debilitated, making hope a mirage forever receding to the horizon. It is during such times that music becomes a source of inspiration. Music is on…

Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 23:16hrs | | by Elliot Ziwira

Zimbabwe High Court to rule on Internet suit

THE High Court in Harare will today rule on the legality of the Government's directive to mobile network operators to shut down all internet operations in the country during last week's violent demonstrations. The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Huma…

Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:13hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's internet clampdown: A tale of absurdities

When the current crop of leaders in government executed a clever coup that drove out Robert Mugabe in November 2017, most of us overestimated their ability to think. Those guys are just a dumb lump of clowns pretending to be ruling Zimbabw…

Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:38hrs | 17 | by Tawanda Majoni

Mnangagwa faces mass protests

Mass protests have been lined up in the New Year as public disenchantment against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration continues to grow, the Daily News can report.Yesterday, the main opposition party led by Nelson Chamisa reveale…

Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

American woman wanted to 'Shut down Zimbabwe'

It has come to light that police in Zimbabwe charged an American woman over her #shutdownZim2016 tweet. Martha O'Donovan, 25, American on a temporary work permit, posted #shutdownZim2016 during the period where Tajamuka and the MDC-T had o…

Published: 05 Nov 2017 at 11:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Prodemocracy campaigner Masarira convicted of Shutdown Zim protest

A ZIMBABWEAN court on Friday 03 March 2017 convicted pro-democracy campaigner Linda Masarira and acquitted four other human rightsactivists in the first conviction of anti-government protesters who allegedly staged crippling protests again…

Published: 03 Mar 2017 at 21:16hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

The Shutdown

Firstly greetings from the cyber terrorist, the bridge dealer, in the dusty ghetto streets of Zimbabwe. The land of vendors and home to ZIMASSET.I write to you today humbled by the task before us, gratefull of the trust you have bestowed u…

Published: 30 Aug 2016 at 20:30hrs | 2 | by Barney Tinarwo

Beitbridge town totally shut down - WhatsApp update

â â Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number.[11:11, 6/7/2016] 2996_ byo24_subscriber: â â â No school is functioning in Be…

Published: 06 Jul 2016 at 11:18hrs | 9 | by Beitbridge resident

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