Job boycott shuts down much of Zimbabwe as discontent deepensHARARE, Zimbabwe--A job boycott has shut down most of Zimbabwe as discontent deepens over increasing economic hardships in the southern Africa country. They were charged with public violence, according to Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, an NGO that provided lawyers for them. The government's Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority issued a statement warning people against what it described as "irresponsible use of social media and telecommunication services." "We are urging members of the public to ignore all social media messages inciting people to engage in violent activities," Charamba said. On Wednesday, at least 40 people were arrested for "staging an unlawful demonstration," police spokeswoman Charity Charamba told journalists in Harare.

Source: The China Post July 07, 2016 16:14 UTC