sabc tv licence

  1. Jan

    SABC advertising revenue has dropped more than its TV Licence income

    The SABC has lost R6.19 billion in 10 years — and TV Licences are not its biggest problem The SABC has lost R6.19 billion in the past decade, an analysis of the broadcaster's annual financial results shows. That is despite the public broadcaster receiving a taxpayer-funded bailout of R3.2...
  2. Jan

    SABC could be placed in business rescue to avoid liquidation - CFO

    SABC fighting to avoid liquidation The South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) financial situation is dire, with the company's chief financial officer Yolande van Biljon warning that it might have to apply for business rescue to avoid liquidation. According to a Sunday Times report...
  3. Jan

    9.2 million registered TV Licence holders owe the SABC R44.2 billion

    Total TV Licence disaster 9.2 million South Africans owe the SABC R44.2 billion in outstanding TV licence fees. That shocking figure was revealed by Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Mondli Gungubele in a Parliamentary reply to EFF MP Sinawo Tambo on 26 June 2023.
  4. Jan

    SABC "car radio licence" press release is a hoax

    Truth about SABC car radio licences A "media statement" about the introduction of a supposed SABC "Car Radio licence" doing the rounds on Twitter in South Africa on Monday is fake. The "statement" — which has been shared by prominent figures such as Brenthurst Wealth financial advisor Magnus...
  5. Jan

    Big-screen monitor and media box price comparison - January 2023

    Goodbye TV Licence — Big-screen monitor and media box price comparison While there are plans for the South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) TV licence to be replaced with a household tax, this could still take up to five years to complete. Those wishing to avoid paying TV licence fees...
  6. Jan

    ANC resolves on policy to replace SABC TV Licences with household levy

    Goodbye TV licence — ANC wants a new tax Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has said the African National Congress (ANC) supports the scrapping of SABC TV licences in favour of a household levy, Eyewitness News reports. While presenting the ANC communication commission's resolutions...
  7. Jan

    SABC brings online TV licence payments back after security flaw report

    SABC TV licence payment platform back online after five months The South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) online payment platform for TV licences is back up and running after being unavailable for almost five months. The SABC took its online payment platform down after MyBroadband...
  8. Jan

    SABC considering TV licence loyalty programme

    SABC wants to launch TV licence rewards The SABC recently closed bids for potential service providers to build and manage a TV Licence rewards programme. A bid document posted on the public broadcaster's website explained that the programme would encourage client loyalty and compliance with TV...
  9. Jan

    How to pay your TV licence to buy Black Friday deals

    How to pay your TV licence to buy Black Friday deals With Black Friday around the corner, many South Africans may want to take the opportunity to buy a new TV at a discounted rate. However, they must pay their TV licences up to date beforehand. While the South African Broadcasting Service's...
  10. Jan

    SABC continues struggle to collect TV Licence fees

    Goodbye TV licence — Even the SABC doesn't want it The SABC continued to struggle to get South Africans to pay their TV licence fees over its past financial year, despite spending more on collection efforts. The public broadcaster recently tabled its annual report for the 2021/2022 financial...
  11. Jan

    SABC sends ambiguous threatening SMS to non-paying TV Licence holders

    SABC threatens non-paying TV Licence holders with frightening SMS The ambiguous wording of a South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) TV licence debt collection SMS could lead people to believe that the SABC is implementing High Court proceedings against them. A MyBroadband reader...
  12. Jan

    ANC supports replacing SABC TV Licences with household levy

    ANC wants to replace TV Licences with a tax to fund the SABC Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni revealed that the African National Congress (ANC) wants the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to scrap TV licence fees in favour of a broadcasting household levy. During a...
  13. Jan

    SABC TV Licence online payment system down after security flaw report

    SABC TV Licence online payments offline after major security flaw discovered The South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) PayNow service for TV licence is unavailable, meaning holders will have to go to a physical pay point to process their payment. This comes after MyBroadband reported...
  14. Jan

    Security vulnerability on SABC TV Licence website lets attackers see and change profile data

    Major SABC TV Licence security flaw — profiles can be changed and addresses exposed The SABC’s TV Licence web portal has a security vulnerability that allows attackers to access people’s accounts without knowing their passwords. An attacker can see TV Licence holders’ outstanding bills...
  15. Jan

    SABC's plan to replace TV licences with a tax - and make MultiChoice collect it

    Goodbye TV Licence — South Africans say no to paying for SABC The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has a significant problem collecting TV licence fees. Even its registered users are refusing to pay them. The broadcaster had a TV licence fee evasion rate of 82% in 2021 — up from...
  16. Jan

    TV licence shake-up planned for South Africa

    TV licence shake-up planned for South Africa The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) wants to replace the current TV licence regime with a "public media levy". SABC board chairperson Bongumusa Makhathini explained that the replacement of the scheme is one of four interventions the...
  17. Jan

    SABC burning through R3.2-billion bailout while pushing for new TV tax

    SABC blowing R3.2-billion bailout — and now wants a TV tax The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is rapidly burning through a R3.2-billion bailout that it received in October 2019, the Auditor-General has warned parliament. “The financial bailout was earmarked for specific spending...
  18. Jan

    SABC TV licence alternatives on the table

    Goodbye TV licence — This is what could replace it With less than one in every five TV licence holders in South Africa paying their fees over the last year, several proposals are on the table for a new way to fund the struggling SABC. The public broadcaster's TV licence revenue has nose-dived...
  19. Jan

    Only 2.2 million out of 10.3 million TV Licence holders are paying - SABC

    Goodbye TV licence — South Africans voting with their wallets The SABC has released its annual report, revealing that almost 80% of South African TV licence holders did not pay their yearly fees over the past financial year.
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    TV Licence website has Japanese google search results

    No Japanese in the website source, yet Google picked up Japanese meta data... Upon translating the Japanese text, I get this: Navi replacement kit sound adapter Crown 180 -based maternity dress coat rug . Looks like google ads on the website are being indexed as part of the site...
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