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

[Jan]

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 during its December national elective conference, Ntshavheni said TV licences are not a sustainable way to fund the public broadcaster.

 

[FiestaST]

Hard pass, never had a TV Lic & never will.

 

[saor]

Hard pass, never had a TV Lic & never will.

You pay either way. Might not be a way to opt out. But ja - I don't even have a tv so if I'm paying SABC tax I'm gonna be pissed.

 

[Slowestclock]

Unless you pull down your TV antenna, DSTV dish etc to show you have no possible way to receive the service then i doubt there is a workaround with this

 

[RedViking]

Corrupt Incompetent Useless Clowns.

Out local SABC resident probably supports this.

 

[yebocan]

Upside, no more debt collectors hounding those that forewent pay their license fees...?

 

[ConfusedR]

And the pathetic, "poor", freeloaders, will possible be exempt from the new household levy.
Another way for the ANC to buy votes

 

[HartsockZA]

Still a long way to go before it gets spotlight attention. Just another Tax that needs Outa to fight.

 

[Kgabogk]

At least we are all getting a reprieve on this one, all freebies have always been about "our people "

 

[noxibox]

And the pathetic, "poor", freeloaders, will possible be exempt from the new household levy.
Another way for the ANC to buy votes

They pay a drastically reduced fee already. Probably many don't pay at all. How many inspectors are going to traipse through slums at night checking for licences?

 

[dualmeister]

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[ConfusedR]

They pay a drastically reduced fee already. Probably many don't pay at all. How many inspectors are going to traipse through slums at night checking for licences?

Exactly.
The ANC will use the exemption of the household levy for freeloaders, to buy votes.