{"id":2109,"date":"2019-01-19T15:51:15","date_gmt":"2019-01-19T15:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=2109"},"modified":"2019-01-19T15:51:15","modified_gmt":"2019-01-19T15:51:15","slug":"cabinet-approves-new-cyber-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/cabinet-approves-new-cyber-bill","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet approves new cyber bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>With Zimbabwe\u2019s Internet \u00a0shutdown still partly in place, the Information minister says that the government has crafted a new law to curb abuse of the Internet .<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Zimbabweans were left without Internet \u00a0for nearly 30 hours this week and the authorities have kept a block on social networking sites in an apparent bid to curb support for anti-government strikes.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa says a new cyber bill has been approved by Cabinet and will soon be tabled in Parliament for adoption.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Mutsvangwa said the proposed new law will ensure that the Internet \u00a0isn\u2019t used to violate national security.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Her remarks, broadcast on State radio, will be seen as a new threat to Internet \u00a0freedoms.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This week the government cut access to the Internet \u00a0for two days, access to Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and YouTube was still blocked by late Thursday night.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Some locals have managed to access the sites using virtual private networks.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Tensions are still high in Zimbabwe and there are calls being made for a second strike next week, though it\u2019s difficult to verify who\u2019s behind them.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Meanwhile, Britain has summoned Zimbabwe\u2019s ambassador in London to discuss unrest in the country this week.<\/div>\n<p>Britain\u2019s minister for Africa Harriett Baldwin said she has been following events in Zimbabwe with growing concern.<\/p>\n<p>This was a strong statement from Baldwin, who was in Zimbabwe 11 months ago and it won\u2019t go down well with President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s government.<\/p>\n<div>She summoned Zimbabwe\u2019s ambassador on Thursday over reports the security forces used live ammunition and excessive force to put down violent protests in Harare and other cities this week.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Rights groups say at least five people have been killed, while scores of others were injured.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Summoning an ambassador is a serious move and it will be a big blow to Mnangagwa\u2019s efforts to re-engage with the former colonial power and get Zimbabwe re-admitted to the Commonwealth.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Zimbabwe\u2019s Internet \u00a0shutdown still partly in place, the Information minister says that the government has crafted a new law to curb abuse of the Internet . 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