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Tanzania gags another media outlet, demands apology for seven days

The Tanzanian Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has on Thursday suspended Clouds FM and its sister TV station for seven days with immediate effect for ‘’violation of broadcasting laws’’.

Addressing journalists in Dar es Salaam, TCRA Director-General James Kilaba said that the station has been banned after it broadcasted election statistics that had not been approved by the National Electoral Commission.

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