Tanzania: Govt Orders Tabloid to Retract False Ebola Story

THE government has ordered a local tabloid, Sani, to apologise for publishing fabricated information and retract the same about an outbreak of Ebola in the country or face sanctions.

The Director of Tanzania Information Services, Mr Assah Mwambene, told a news conference in Dar es Salaam that the newspaper carried the false article alongside fabricated pictures on Tuesday this week.

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