Ministry issues conflicting statements over newspaper ban
From left: Mr Maulid Hassan and Mr Erick Kanyange admire a copy of Mwananchi newspaper at Ubungo Traffic lights yesterday. The paper was banned by the government for 14 days, from September 27. PHOTO | SALHIM SHAO
What you need to know:
On Thursday, a statement issued by the Tanzania Information Services (Maelezo) and attributed to the minister accused ‘Mwananchi’ of adamantly publishing the paper online and ‘Mtanzania’ of turning Rai into a daily newspaper, against the government notice.
