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AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> THE Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Innocent Bashungwa on Thursday clarified that the government has lifted the ban on online televisions only, and not other media outlets.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters, the minister said all online televisions were free to continue with their operations without any restriction but reminded them to observe media rules and regulations.<\/p>\n

He said there are 440 registered online TVs in the country and that some were banned due to various reasons including violation of the country\u2019s laws.<\/p>\n

Mr Bashungwa invited owners of other media outlets that have been banned, including newspapers to submit their appeals to the ministry for review.<\/p>\n

He said the ministry is ready to go through each case so that together they can reach a consensus.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, President Samia Suluhu Hassan ordered the ministry to lift the ban imposed on media outlets.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou should lift the ban but tell them to follow the law and government guidelines,\u201d ordered the president.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Tanzania: THE Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Innocent Bashungwa on Thursday clarified that the government has lifted the ban on online televisions only, and not other media outlets. 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