The following email is circulating in Zimbabwe and throughout the region. I cannot vouch for its origins, but I received it froma friend who, for reasons that ought to be clear, would prefer to remain anonymous. Even if it ends up being dubious or overwrought, the very fact that it seems viable speaks volumes:
PLEASE ALL TAKE NOTE AS THIS IS SERIOUS AND NEEDS TO BE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD.
As you might have read in the papers. The INTERCEPTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS or THE ANTI-TERRORISM AND COMMUNICATIONS BILL is now LAW. PLEASE BE WARNED AGAINST SENDING E-Mails with political connotations, or any unfriendly verbatim like the use of known nicknames of political figures. The Mail-Marshal can easily detect these. Lets try to avoid any unwarranted arrests in our individual capacity's or as a company (companies can be sued according to the companies Act chapter 23 section 12).
You might also want to advise any colleagues who you might have been in the habit of exchanging potentially dangerous political views/jokes over email. Your landline phones are also not spared from this. Cell phones can also be tapped but only to a certain extent.
Big Brother is, alas, watching, listening, and reading.
