A few days ago, the Zimbabwean government issued a directive to major cellular network providers Econet and TelOne to disable the internet and all access to social media. The directive was an attempt to prevent any information from spreading outside the country's borders with regards to the nationwide protests which have led to the deaths of at least five people and the injury of at least twenty-five others.

Today marks the second day of the nationwide shutdown in Zimbabwe. The protests, which have largely been centered in Bulawayo and the capital city Harare, are a response by frustrated Zimbabweans who now have to fork out money they don't have in the wake of crippling fuel hikes.