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Tanzania in nationwide campaign to get rid of used underwear

Secondhand undergarments on sale at a market. Tanzania Bureau of Standards has launched a countrywide operation to get rid off used underwear. PHOTO | NMG

By  The Citizen

Nation Media Group

The Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has launched a nationwide operation to rid the country of secondhand undergarments.

Last week, TBS officers raided Tandika Market in Dar es Salaam and confiscated underwear.

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