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TCRA announces to block 2 million unverified Sim Cards
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TCRA announces to block 2 million unverified Sim Cards

Verification was designed to protect innocent consumers against fraudulent and fraudulent online activities. Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) said over two million unverified Subscriber Identification Modules (Sim cards) could be misused for criminal offences. In collaboration with mobile network operators, the regulator is verifying Simcard registration by ensuring the subscribers’ fingerprints match those in the...

Why did TCRA block more than 52,000 numbers?
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Why did TCRA block more than 52,000 numbers?

The Tanzania Communication Regulatory (TCRA) has blocked over 52,000 mobile numbers from July 2021 to September 2022, for the involvement in various fraudulent acts, including mobile money theft and other cyber-related crimes. TCRA’s Director General, Dr Jabir Bakar said in Dodoma recently that total 52,087 identification numbers, including those reported as lost, stolen involved in...

TCRA warns unethical content in advertising media
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TCRA warns unethical content in advertising media

The content committee of the Tanzania Communications Authority (TCRA) has warned Broadcasting agencies in the country to focus on ethical broadcasting to protect society from inappropriate content. The Committee’s statement issued on August 29, 2022, explained that, in recent days, some social media users have been warning about the presence of television content on children’s...

Diamond & Zuchu video banned for blasphemy.
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Diamond & Zuchu video banned for blasphemy.

The Tanzania regulatory body of music and arts (BASATA) has sent the proposal to the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) to immediately halt the distribution, broadcasting and playing of the brand new video of African and Tanzania electrifying and musical socialite Diamond Platnumz.  The brand new video by Diamond Platnumz, “Mtasubiri sana”, featuring the Sukari...