DODOMA, May 21 -- THE government has assured the public that Tanzanias national cybersecurity infrastructure remains secure, following incidents involving the hacking of several social media accounts belonging to individuals and institutions.

The clarification was made today, May 21, by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Gerson Msigwa, who also serves as the government Spokesperson, during the opening of a Cyber Security Awareness for ICT officers and Department representatives from his ministry.

Msigwa emphasized that the breaches did not pose a threat to the countrys cyber infrastructure.

“What happened yesterday involved the hacking of individual accounts, some of which were ...