No, Tanzania is not banning mi

No, Tanzania is not banning miniskirts to “curb HIV”, Ministry responds

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tanzania has set the record straight around a report that president John Magufuli has banned miniskirts in the country.

No, Tanzania is not banning mi

Earlier this week, a widely circulated report suggested that Tanzania have decided to “ban miniskirts“. Most media houses fell for it, including us.

Luckily, Tanzania’s foreign ministry is on the ball and they have set the record straight. They issued a press release saying the Kenyan Standard gossip column is “hearsay” and it takes “strong exception at irresponsible distortions and misreporting such as the one on miniskirts”.

It adds: “There is no doubt that H.E President Magufuli and his government are strong proponents of decent dressing, but the ministry wishes to put the record straight that the president has not issued any ban on miniskirts for any reason”.