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TANZANIA public broadcaster suspends nine staff after it aired hoax story alleging Trump had praised President Magufuli’s perfomance
Tanzanian public broadcaster TBC has suspended nine staff after it aired a hoax story saying that US President Donald Trump had praised President John Magufuli’s performance. The article appeared on a website called Fox Channel. The story, which was broadcast last week, said Trump called Magufuli an “African hero” compared to other leaders who are “doing nothing”.
A statement from TBC said editorial procedures had not been followed.
The broadcaster’s Director General Ayub Chacha said that the station should have verified the information before broadcasting.
The story said that the US president had called on other African leaders to follow Magufuli’s example with his emphasis on good governance and his war against corruption.
Magufuli, known as the “bulldozer” for his hands-on approach to leadership, has been waging a public war on corruption which has won him some support locally and internationally.
The article said that Trump made the comments while signing an executive order excluding Tanzanians from a travel ban on African nationals “from countries where presidents are doing nothing and those (that) have declined to leave power”. – BBC.