{"id":43733,"date":"2021-12-23T15:58:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T15:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/?p=43733"},"modified":"2021-12-23T14:23:49","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T14:23:49","slug":"regulator-slaps-wasafi-media-with-2m-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/regulator-slaps-wasafi-media-with-2m-fine","title":{"rendered":"Regulator slaps Wasafi  Media with 2m\/- fine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>TANZANIA Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has fined Wasafi Media Group 2m\/- for airing misleading and offensive content against Christian Religion contrary to the Electronic and Postal Communi- cations (Online Contents) Regulations, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The Regulator also issued a stern warning against Wasafi Media outlets apologise apologise for three consecutive days to anyone who was affected by content; \u201cHata Yesu Aliwafuata Wenye Pesa, Msituite Matapeli,\u201d which can be literally translated in English as \u201cEven Jesus followed the rich, don\u2019t call us conmen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dReading the verdict in Dar es Salaam yesterday, Authority\u2019s Content Committee chairperson Hans Gunze said Wasafi\u2019s host Jordan Mwasha alias \u2018Mchaga OG\u2019 conducted an exclusive interview with \u2018Prophet\u2019 Daniel Shillah, who claimed that Jesus was the \u2018first conman\u2019 who \u201cde- structed people\u2019s business and was after money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By airing the content, the chairman said, the channel infringed Sections 19 (a), 12(a) and 16(1) hence the Regulator fined the media and required it to apologize every four hours for three consecutive days.<\/p>\n<p>Section 9(a) of the Regulations require licensees to comply with all the terms and conditions of the licence by ensuring that \u201cthat online content is safe, secure and does not contravene the provi- sions of any written law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Gunze also said the channel infringed Section 12(a) which requires online news and current affairs licensees to adhere to journalism ethics, professionalism and local content requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Reading the verdict in the presence of Wasafi Media Group representatives including the company\u2019s director of the content Spencer Lameck and committee members, the chairman said the channel published prohibited content contrary to Section 16(1) which states: \u201cA person shall not publish any prohibited content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However the Chairman ad- mitted that Wasafi apologized in both oral and written forms on the grounds that the content wasn\u2019t published intentionally and it was removed immediately after realizing that it was contrary to the regulations, though the regulator wasn\u2019t pleased by the apology.<\/p>\n<p>On his part, Wasafi\u2019s con-tent director Mr Spencer Lameck promised \u201cto work on the TCRA\u2019s directives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\">Tanzania<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. 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