MultiChoice backs SABC call for home levy to support ailing broadcaster
Even households with no TV to pay for broadcasting with Sars nominated as possible collector
09 March 2021 - 05:10
MultiChoice, the pay-TV company that operates SA’s largest direct broadcast satellite service, DStv, has thrown its weight behind proposals by the SABC to introduce a public broadcasting household levy to support the ailing state-owned enterprise.
If implemented, such a levy will affect all homes whether they own a TV set or not, putting more pressure on financially strained households whose incomes have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic...
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