THE government restored internet services late Wednesday afternoon, ending a widely condemned two-day blockade as President Emmerson Mnangagwa told Zimbabweans that he understood "the pain and frustration that many of you are feeling".
State security minister Owen Ncube on Tuesday morning ordered telecoms companies to shut down "internet services and related applications such as WhatsApp, Twitter etc".
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