Tanzania new rules affect foreign media broadcasts
A journalist during a demonstration on stringent media laws in Kenya on December 3, 2013. Local stations seeking to air footage from another broadcaster within or outside Tanzania must get a permit. FILE PHOTO | NMG
The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has announced a new set of rules designed to increase its control over local radio and television broadcasts run by foreign media.
Section 37 of the 2018 Electronic and Postal Communications Act (Epoca) has been expanded to require any broadcasting station seeking to air material from another station within or outside the country to secure a formal permit from TCRA.
