The Cabinet of South Africa has granted its approval for the submission of the 2023 South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Bill to parliament.While the specifics of the new Bill are still unclear, it aims to introduce modifications to the current TV Licence fee collection system by scrapping TV licences
The Cabinet of South Africa has granted its approval for the submission of the 2023 South African Broadcasting Corporation Bill to parliament.
The broadcaster’s predicament has been influenced by various setbacks as well, such as a policy that hasn’t seen updates in the past two decades, the government’s discontinuation of the analogue signal, resulting in a 40% decline in audience figures, and the failure to appoint a governing board., the Cabinet’s announcement states that upon enactment into law, the bill will lead to the abolition of the existing Broadcasting Act of 1999 .
A former SABC sport manager and founder of Sportscape Media, Gary Rathbone, told The Citizen that the failure of individuals to pay for their TV licences is the primary cause of the broadcaster’s predicament.
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