Zimbabwe Phone Users Warned That Unregistered SIM Cards Will Be Cut Off:

Zimbabwe's Telecel had warned its subscribers that they have to register their prepaid SIM cards or face disconnection.

The move was in response to a regulatory requirement that all SIM cards are registered before 31st August.

"Any subscriber with an unregistered Sim card risks disconnection if he or she has not registered the line before August 31," Telecel Zimbabwe communications and branding director Mr Obert Mandimika said.

Customers can either contact the company directly, or visit a local retailer and are being required to provide their proof of ID.

There had been concerns that mandating phone registration was a move by the government to control communications and some people deliberately chose to delay their compliance until after the recent elections.