Zambians are protesting the implementation of a 30 Ngwe ($0.1) levy on internet calls over platforms like WhatsApp, Skype and Viber.
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Amnesty International called on Uganda to scrap the tax, saying it robbed “many people of their right to freedom of expression, with a chilling effect on other human rights”.
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni unashamedly defended the country’s new social media tax, saying Ugandans were using such platforms for “lying”, and squandering the nation’s hard currency on fees to foreign-owned telecoms firms.
Uganda’s new tax on social media access limits basic rights and harms business, according to a petition filed by activists to the constitutional court against a levy that civic groups and opposition parties say is onerous.
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The parliament of Uganda passed a tax on social media use, with a bill the President Yoweri Museveni defended by saying such platforms promote “gossiping.”
As of July 1, users of internet messaging services including Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and Viber must pay 200 shilling, or about $0.05 per day
Given the challenges the country is going through, Eng Mutisi believes the ICT sector is strategically positioned to provide a lifeline for the economy.
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Addressing guests at the event, Econet’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mr Fayaz King, thanked the company’s customers in Matabeleland region for their continued support.
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