Zimbabwe has inched closer to clamping down on citizens’ use of social media platforms and will likely fish out and penalize citizens who create and share what is deemed offensive or pornographic material over outlets including WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter.
Mobile money is fast blossoming in Africa, boosted by rising mobile adoption across the continent, but in Zimbabwe—which is battling a severe financial crunch—the most common cash-in and cash-out functionalities have just been killed off as the government battles to contain the country’s economic crisis.
Bitcoin is back on the radar in Zimbabwe as the country’s economy continues to struggle.
Cash-strapped Zimbabwe has turned to mobile money for additional treasury funding with a hike in taxes for mobile wallets and electronic payment transactions.
Zimbabwe’s opposition is challenging the result of last month’s election, and for the first time the court proceedings are being livestreamed. The move toward transparency, however, has been tainted by the country’s legacy of oppression.
Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe could become one of Africa’s early adopters of full interoperability in the mobile money sector if the government is to have its way.
Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabawe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
WhatsApp, is by far the most popular internet app in Zimbabwe, accounting for up to 44% of all mobile internet usage in the country. WhatsApp’s parent, Facebook took up only 1%. Mobile internet is 98% of all internet use in the country.
Harare, Zimbabwe
