South Africa has appointed 855 companies to install set-top boxes for the country’s broadcasting digital migration project.
The South African government is paying appointed VAT-registered digital TV set-top box installers R450 per installation, while non-VAT-registered installers get R390.from Democratic Alliance MP Tsholofelo Motshidi-Bodlani, communications minister Mondli Gungubele also revealed the names of appointed installers.
“Sentech has issued 1,090 appointments to 825 installation companies in different provinces. Some were appointed in different provinces due to capacity,” the minister said.. However, Gungubele noted that some appointees had failed to fulfil their contracted obligations. In the latest update on STB installations, the DCDT revealed that, as of 30 November 2022, 185,382 subsidised STBs still had to be installed.
“I hereby give notice to the industry and affected parties of my intention to determine 31 March 2023 as the analogue switch-off date and the end of [the] dual illumination period,” Ntshavheni said. “The quality of connectivity is degrading across the country, and some areas have completely lost network coverage,” she said.
South Africa’s broadcast digital migration project has spanned the tenure of 13 different communications ministers since it was first announced in December 2006.
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