tv licences

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    Dawie Roodt's proposals for replacing the TV licence

    Dawie Roodt's proposals for replacing the TV licence Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt believes there are two options for eliminating the TV licence without compromising the SABC's continued existence: full privatisation or funding from existing taxes. The Department of...
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    SABC wants South Africans to pay a new funding tax

    SABC wants South Africans to pay a new funding tax The deadline for finalising the South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) new funding model has passed, and the public broadcaster's bigwigs want a household tax to replace the TV licence. BMI TechKnowledge was appointed to develop the...
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    New SABC funding plan coming soon

    New SABC funding plan coming soon Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi says the revised South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Bill will be tabled before Parliament in the 2026/27 financial year. Responding to Parliamentary questions from ANC MP Tshehofatso...
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    Big-screen monitors to replace TVs in December 2025

    Big-screen monitors to replace TVs in December 2025 BMI TechKnowledge is currently developing a new, sustainable funding model for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), which is likely to replace the TV licence scheme. However, until the new funding model is implemented, which...
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    SABC debt collectors lying to defaulting TV licence holders

    SABC debt collectors lying to defaulting TV licence holders The South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC's) debt collectors, employed to collect non-payment of TV licence fees, use scare tactics and fake "deals" to try to convince holders to pay the fees. While some debt collection...
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    SABC Bill scrapping "death knell" for public broadcaster — Parliament committee chair

    SABC Bill scrapping "death knell" for public broadcaster — Parliament committee chair The chairperson of Parliament's portfolio committee on communications, Khusela Diko, has slammed the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies' reported decision to withdraw the SABC Bill. In a...
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    8 affordable projectors that don't need a TV licence

    8 affordable projectors that don't need a TV licence The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and government are trying to find an alternative to TV licences, but the current scheme's end is not in sight. However, there are various high-resolution projectors available to South African...
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    No goodbye to TV licence in the next 5 years

    No goodbye to TV licence in the next 5 years The proposal to replace the SABC's TV licence fee with a broadcasting tax will take more than five years to implement. That is according to feedback provided to the Sunday newspaper Rapport by Dominic Cull of Ellipsis Regulatory Solutions, a...
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