Forces: City and Bulawayo

forces: CNN has contacted Zimbabwe's government for comment on the apparent shutdown, but did not immediately receive a response, according to CNN. On Monday security forces using tear gas battled protesters in the country's capital, Harare, and in the southwestern city of Bulawayo. Users said Whatsapp, Facebook and other internet messaging services were inaccessible and journalists using VPN internet connections early Tuesday said they lost those connections later in the day. The protests began after President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a dramatic increase in fuel prices. Diesel is now being sold at 3.11 per liter, while the price of gasoline has risen to 3.33, more than doubling overnight from 1.35 per liter. Mnangagwa said the decision was meant to ease the impact of an ongoing fuel shortage. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.