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Zimbabwe’s government has banned “with immediate effect” police officers from using mobile phones while working.<\/p>\n

The ban is contained in a memo, ordering police officers to abandon their private communication gadgets while on duty.<\/p>\n

All officers are required to surrender their mobile phones to their supervisors once they get to their stations and only use them during their break time.<\/p>\n

No reasons were cited for the ban in the memo but it is widely believed this could be part of efforts to curb police corruption.<\/p>\n

It comes a few days after two traffic enforcement officers were arrested in the capital, Harare, after a viral social media video exposed them taking bribes from public transport vehicles.<\/p>\n

Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi described the two detained officers as “bad apples who do not deserve to be serving in the police service”.<\/p>\n

The new mobile policy seeks to reinforce what appears to have been a previous order addressed to all stations late last month.<\/p>\n

It said “despite numerous instructions given forbidding use of cell phones whilst on duty by members of the police service, commanders are not enforcing this”.<\/p>\n

“No member is allowed to be in possession of a cell phone whilst on duty. Cell phones should only be used during break and lunch times,” reads the circular.<\/p>\n

Officers in charge of police stations have been ordered to enforce the ban, with threats issued against those who do not comply.<\/p>\n

“Once a member is found with a cell phone whilst on duty, the officer in-charge of the said member will be put to task,” the memo adds.<\/p>\n

Police are perceived to be among the most corrupt institutions in Zimbabwe due to low salaries and poor working conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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