President Emmerson Mnangagwa appears to be unaware of or might have forgotten that his government has shut down social media in the country.
The under-fire Zanu PF leader who is currently globetrotting with a begging bowl brew a shocker when he took to Twitter which his government has shut down to announce to Zimbabweans that he has cancelled his Davos trip and will be returning home to calm things down.
Zimbabwe is going through a cocktail of challenges politically, socially and economically which led people to protest demanding that the government should take action to rectify things.
Although the protest started as stay-away that had been called for by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) they ended up being violent demonstrations.
People were sharing messages and mobilizing through prominent social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp a development which prompted the government to shut them down.
We have compiled a few responses to Mnangagwa’s announcement on Twitter.
@AmChambi: Who are you tweeting to when you blocked social media?
@acielumumba: You might not have a single person who can ably represent you boss. The ably (abry) representative you left akavhara masai sai; Tatoverenga tweet yenyu pablack market.
@tsedudzayi: so how do you think this message will reach Zimbabweans when all social media platforms are switched off? You are advisors should have told you that things Dhibiritated and Generari switched off the internet. It could be your first port of call!
@simztee: Mukuru kuisa VPN ndiri kuita $3 kana masvika,,, ndobatika pacorner paAngwa.
@marvegove: Mr. President I hope you have downloaded a working VPN, when you get back here no more tweeting and facebooking.
@kudzaitinago: We don’t have internet, how are we suppose to see this message??
@TawawekwaKaseke: Telegram ndiyo ine yese Comrade President.
@African2244: Hope your aides have a VPN installed in your mobile.