Tanzania closes opposition leader’s newspaper

A newspaper vendor straightens papers at his stand in Tanzania in September 2015. PHOTO |DANIEL HAYDUK | AFP

The Tanzania government revoked the publication and circulation licence for Tanzania Daima, a daily newspaper that is associated with opposition leader Freeman Mbowe.

The Registrar of Newspapers Patrick Kipangula, in a statement, said the daily had repeatedly flouted national laws and journalism ethics in its reportage.