Government departments in South Africa still owe the SABC R35 million in unpaid TV licence fees.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation has revealed that government departments owe it nearly R35 million in unpaid TV licence fees.that licences for 2,490 TV sets owned by government departments remain unpaid, and overall TV licence avoidance increased to 86% in the 2023/24 financial year.
According to SABC chief financial officer Yolanda van Biljon, the public broadcaster billed roughly R5 billion in TV licence fees in 2023/24 but only collected around R726 million. The current analogue TV switch-off deadline of 31 December 2024 has been a point of contention for the public broadcaster, with it fearing that many South Africans may be left behind.
He acknowledges that a premature switch-off could leave many households without TV access, harming the public broadcaster and E-tv.
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