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- ↑ Hungwe, Brian (26 March 2013). "Why are Zimbabwe police seizing radios?". BBC News. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ↑ "Mugabe introduces new curbs on internet", The Guardian, 3 June 2004.
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