Like clockwork... "*According to Mr Charamba, the new ministry is a protective ministry which is meant to protect the nation from cyber threats posed by the abuse of social media. By social media they mean WhatsApp mostly. So it turns out all the memes and jokes were right, Chinamasa is now the national WhatsApp admin.* *Charamba referenced to the panic buying incident were a few messages on WhatsApp were enough to cause havoc in the nation. He said the president is convinced that those messages were sent out by political enemies seeking to destabilise the country. It was with that episode in mind that the new ministry was created. The government is now fully aware of the power of social media, especially WhatsApp.*" http://www.techzim.co.zw/2017/10/the-government-confirms-cyber-security-mini... http://www.zambianobserver.com/whatsapp-group-require-registration-in-zim/ On Oct 10, 2017 14:15, "Barrack Otieno via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Interesting developements, let us see how the ministry operates. Regards On 10/10/17, anyega jefferson via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Not sure if its warranted, but interesting that a country determined that cyber security requires an entire Ministry. https://www.cnbcafrica.com/news/southern-africa/2017/10/10/ zimbabwes-mugabe-creates-cyber-ministry-cabinet-reshuffle/

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe moved Patrick Chinamasa from the finance ministry on Monday to lead a new cyber security ministry that will focus on crimes on social media and other websites ahead of an election due next year.

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