Zimbabwe Government Please Read This Before You Think Of Following Tanzania And Uganda In ‘Censoring’ Online News

By Tinashe Nyahasha

So looks like Uganda is following Tanzania in ‘outlawing’ online news publications. Well, of course the authorities would not call it outlawing the news. In Uganda, the equivalent of POTRAZ has directed internet service providers to block ‘unauthorised news websites.’

Uh, wait, what on the earth is an authorised news website let alone an unauthorised one? If it is authorised, is it still news? All governments in general are always tempted to control the flow of information. In more established democracies this temptation is usually checked by strong institutions and systems. In our young nations on this continent it’s …read more

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