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Meanwhile, the lower house of Zimbabwe’s parliament passed a bill yesterday allowing the government to monitor phones, mail and the Internet to protect national security.
While conceding the country needed to protect itself against terrorism, opposition members said they feared the bill would pave the way for President Mugabe’s government to curtail freedom of speech and breach privacy.
The Interception of Communications bill sailed through the lower house without amendments and will now be sent to the upper house, where it is expected to face little opposition. Mr Mugabe’s ruling party has a majority in both houses....
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