Paying TV licence fees is a legal requirement in South Africa, but residents and the SABC want to kiss TV licences goodbye.

South Africans and the country’s public broadcaster have wanted to say goodbye to the problematic TV licence scheme for several years.

President Cyril Ramaphosa called on government departments to pay their R35 million-odd TV licence debts in November 2024.

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has issued a cautionary notice to the public regarding fraudulent email correspondence falsely attributed to the SABC about TV Licences.

South Africans have once again been encouraged to add the payment of their TV licence to their budget for household expenses. According to the SABC 2023/24 Annual Report, the public broadcaster is ...

The Speaker must gazette the withdrawal of the SABC Bill and has no authority to overrule the Minister’s decision. Failure to ...

TV licence evasion rate increased from 69% in 2019 to an all-time low of 86% in 2024, which shows that South Africans refuse to pay this fee. SABC chairman Khathutshelo Ramukumba said people do ...

SABC has announced that it has acquired the license to broadcast the Grammys on Monday, 3 February. This comes shortly after it was revealed that South African comedian Trevor Noah will host the music ...