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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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