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Tanzania fines 5 television stations for seditious broadcast

Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) content committee chairman Joseph Mapunda addresses journalists in Dar es Salaam flanked by members of the committee. PHOTO | THE CITIZEN | NMG

By  The EastAfrican

Tanzania has fined five television stations Tsh60 million ($27,000) for "offensive and unethical" broadcasting.

The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) said the broadcasters were penalised for airing seditious information.

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