Zimbabwe Experts Say ‘Don’t Panic’ As Snooping Equipment is Installed

There are reports that mobile and internet service providers in the country have already begun installing surveillance equipment to comply with the controversial snooping bill passed last month. A report in the weekly Financial Gazette quoted Shadreck Nkala, the Chairman of the Zimbabwe Internet Access Providers (ZIAP) saying, ‘we are putting in place projects to see that we comply.’ Nkala however refused to disclose the costs involved in the project and where the equipment is being installed.