The SABC wants to double-check the number and quality of government-subsidised set-top-box installations around the country before giving the go-ahead for analogue switch-offs.

The government and SABC want people to pay TV licence fees for laptops, tablets, DStv decoders, and Netflix subscriptions, but have dropped smartphones from the list.

The SABC estimates the cost of its public mandate at some R800 million (about US$44 million) a year. There is very little government money flowing into the SABC, leaving it overwhelmingly ...

The SABC will also launch an entertainment channel on the DTT platform." SABC group CEO Lulama Mokhobo says the decision was not taken lightly. "All sides of the matter had to be carefully considered.

SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago didn't respond to a media enquiry made two weeks ago asking why the SABC agreed to dropping the SABC TV licence requirement for a DTT set-top box. In addition, Faith ...

SABC International was intended to run on the DStv platform, but through a long and sorry saga, it is not there. ... After you have bought your decoder for about R1 400, ...

SABC TV viewers have been warned they until the end of March 2022 to make the switch to set-top boxes to view digital television.

In response, the SABC has compiled a list of frequently asked questions to help viewers understand the hows and whys of TV licences. Thursday, July 3, 2025 News ...

That was all the Zimbabweans needed – a decoder that could decrypt the scrambled SABC signals. Free to air decoders had lost their appeal when SABC ceased to be free-to-air and became free to view.

If you want to keep watching free-to-air TV (SABC, e.tv and community TV), you'll need a decoder. In South Africa, they are also called set-top boxes. For the past three years, there have been many ...

Amid the build up to these epic clashes, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie claimed that the Springbok matches against the All Blacks would air on SABC. “I’ve got very good news.

Television viewers often ask why they should pay their TV licences. In response, the SABC has compiled a list of frequently asked questions to help viewers understand the hows and whys of TV licences.