South African Broadcasting Corporation SABC : Apply/Renew & Cancel TV Licence

Name of the Organization : South African Broadcasting Corporation
Type of Facility : Apply/Renew & Cancel TV licence
Country : South Africa

Official Website : http://www.sabc.co.za/wps/portal/SABC/SABCTVLICENCES

Apply For A Television Licence :

If you are in possession of a TV set, you must have a valid, paid-up television licence at all times. You can apply for a TV licence at your nearest Post Office or at a retailer authorised to issue new TV licences.

Related : SABC TV Licences Payment Methods South Africa : www.statusin.org/4951.html

When you take out a TV licence for the first time, you must pay the full annual fee.

Renew TV licence :
You can renew your TV licence online, at your nearest Post Office or at any of the SABC’s regional offices and paypoints. A TV licence is renewable once every year. Organisations, including businesses, need a TV licence for each set in their possession. Households need only one licence for all TV sets in the house, provided that they all belong to the same owner.

Renewal dates are spread over 12 months. The renewal month is determined by the first letter of your surname or, alternatively, by the month in which you bought your television set.

Cancel TV licence :
When you have sold, disposed of or lost your television set(s) you are no longer required to have a TV licence.

You must notify the SABC of your changed circumstances in writing on a pro forma affidavit which is available from your nearest SABC offices or by making the relevant statement at any Commissioner of Oath.

Read More : https://www.sabc.co.za/

Customer Care Contact Centre : 011-330 9555

FAQs :
What Are The Various Types Of Television Licence?
There are six types :
1] A domestic licence, previously known as a private licence, for households and/or individuals, authorising the use of the licensed set(s) at the user’s registered residential premises only;

2] A concessionary domestic licence;
3] A business licence, for entities (including government departments) using TV sets in their business/commercial activities or on premises occupied for business purposes;

4] A dealer licence, for businesses selling TV sets;
5] A lessor licence, for businesses renting out television sets; and
6] A mobile licence, for a TV set in any vehicle, caravan, mobile home, vessel or aircraft used for private purposes.

Who Needs A Television Licence?
In terms of the Broadcasting Act, No 4 of 1999, as amended, any person or entity that has in its possession and/or uses a TV set. A licence remains payable, irrespective of whether a television set in one’s possession is used or not.

When Is A Television Licence Payable, And For How Long Is A Licence Valid?
A television licence is payable in advance, before the beginning of a licence holder’s licence year. A licence is valid for one year and the licence period is indicated on the licence.

What Is A Television Set, As Defined In The Broadcasting Act?
Any device designed or adapted to be capable of receiving a broadcast television signal. That includes a PC fitted with a TV tuner card, or a videocassette recorder (VCR) connected to a monitor or TV screen.

What Are The Annual Licence Fees?
R265.00 per annum for a domestic, business, dealer, lessor or mobile television licence, and R74.00 per annum for a concessionary TV licence.

How Shall I Know When To Renew My Tv Licence?
The SABC sends out renewal notices ±2 months in advance. However, non-receipt of such notice is not an excuse for failure to renew nor for late renewal.

What Do I Need When Renewing My Licence?
On renewal, one needs to present one’s existing TV licence, a copy thereof, or a renewal notice.