#ThisFlag #ZimShutDown2016 pic.twitter.com/DFFbix0LIJThe state telecoms regulator Potraz said in a statement it would arrest people sending “subversive” messages that cause unrest. Local branches of Barclays and Standard Chartered shut their doors in central Harare, while clothing retailers Edgars Stores and Truworths also closed stores. A superviser at an OK Zimbabwe store in the central business district said: “As you can see there are very few customers here. Government departments were open, while supermarkets including Pick ’n’ Pay, OK Zimbabwe and Choppies reported low business. Zimbabwe last witnessed a stay-away in April 2007.

Source: The Guardian July 06, 2016 14:29 UTC