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- 87% of TV owners are not paying SABC licence fees-The 'evasion' rate was 69% in 2019-The SABC raised R815-million from licence fees in 2022
The SABC has all but lost the battle to enforce TV licence fees. In a parliamentary briefing in September 2023, SABC board chair Khathutshelo Ramukumba said the 'evasion' rate was about 87%. In 2019, it was 69%. There were 10.5-million owners liable for TV licence fees in 2022. Of these, 1.9-million settled their fees in full or in part. Annual TV licence fees raised R815-million for the state-owned broadcaster in 2022, R152-million less than in 2019.
— 18 September, 2023Subscribe to the weekly newsletter for more charts like this
