The big problem with TV licence non-payment being a crime

[Hanno Labuschagne]

The big problem with TV licence non-payment being a crime

The mass non-compliance with the legal requirement to pay TV licenses by the South African public is a perfect example of the dangers and wasteful nature of criminalising non-harmful behavior.

South Africans are required by law, through section 27 of the Broadcasting Act No.4 of 1999, to pay for a TV license; a TV license being a piece of paper issued by the state, which makes it legal to use/possess your television set at home.

[BizNews]

 

[FiestaST]

Yup.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1766359076810682571

 

[Corelli]

SABC should become Pay to View. Charge R20-30 a month like DSTV for Access. Same with SABC.

Instead they want to give it free to some, and those that dont watch they want to charge.

Pathetic really.

 

[B-1]

SABC should become Pay to View. Charge R20-30 a month like DSTV for Access. Same with SABC.

Instead they want to give it free to some, and those that dont watch they want to charge.

Pathetic really.

They should be able to keep it free just from advertising.

 

[Velskoen]

The big problem with TV licence non-payment being a crime

The mass non-compliance with the legal requirement to pay TV licenses by the South African public is a perfect example of the dangers and wasteful nature of criminalising non-harmful behavior.

South Africans are required by law, through section 27 of the Broadcasting Act No.4 of 1999, to pay for a TV license; a TV license being a piece of paper issued by the state, which makes it legal to use/possess your television set at home.

[BizNews]

You aren't the boss of me.

 

[HAL 9000]

 

[Cranjus McBasketball]

 

[Robocop]

The people watching the crap on SABC can not afford to pay.

 

[rvZA]

Still not paying, whether it is a crime or not.

 

[Longboi]

Considering that there's no TV receiver in any of my displays... I don't see a need to pay anything to watch crap. I'm happy with WokeFlix and Scamazon for now.

 

[deweyzeph]

And yet so far as far as anyone can tell not a single person has been criminally prosecuted for not paying their TV license.

 

[Fuzzbox]

GFY.

 

[wingnut771]

When are they switching off the analogue signal?

 

[Longboi]

When are they switching off the analogue signal?

When Jesus comes they will switch off Cowtang. SABC is too much of a feeding trough for them to ever do that soon lol

 

[Swa]

They should be able to keep it free just from advertising.

"Should" being the operative word. In the old days they did fund it and tv licenses were just extra icing.

When are they switching off the analogue signal?

They already did except in Gauteng.

 

[DapperDanMan]

The big problem with TV licence non-payment being a crime

... is that so, so, so many TV Licence inspectors will die violent deaths.

 

[HAL 9000]

Considering that there's no TV receiver in any of my displays... I don't see a need to pay anything to watch crap. I'm happy with WokeFlix and Scamazon for now.

OH NO! You're NOT also subscribed to DEIsney+ as yet?

 

[wingnut771]

"Should" being the operative word. In the old days they did fund it and tv licenses were just extra icing.


They already did except in Gauteng.

That's where it's at.

 

[system32]

When are they switching off the analogue signal?

My TV does not have a digital receiver. So not paying.

 

[dontcryforme]

What can I say? I'm a smooth criminal