South African Broadcasting Corporation [SABC]
Reviews and Complaints

Sabc2 has cancelled naruto @ 17:00 without informing us! They replaced it with gormiti! People are angry and disappointed! Why are they doing this to us?! It hasn't finished yet! They did the same thing to dragonball z! Leaving us hanging! I am so tired of sabc 2!

Year 2000 I was contacted by the SABC concerning a TV licence I took in 1999. I explained I did not need the licence anymore because I had moved back home after studying and was asked to send a copy of my ID and an affidavit, which I did. After no communication from them, I assumed the licence was cancelled. Every 2 years afterwards I was contacted by VVM lawyers asking me to pay and every time I have had to explain, then send an affidavit and a copy of my ID. Now the Shapiro and Shaik attorneys have taken over the job and they harass me every week. It is only this year that I found out I was supposed to have received a letter from the SABC with the cancellation note, this after 13 years of harassment. This is causing tremendous stress on my life, especially with the rude consultants from Shapiro and Shaik harassing me every week. Somebody please help me because I don't have the close to R6000 that the SABC is demanding from me now. I feel it is not fair for either the SABC or the Shapiro and Shaik attorneys to force me to pay this amount. What has been the relationship between the SABC and VVM lawyers? They should have received all the information I have been sending over the years

On News tonight at 7 (Afrikaans News on SABC) they showed a dog in the Kimberly Hole that has been there for 6days and no rescue yet. How dare they show that on public television while saying they can only "try" to rescue the dog tomorrow. Cant the idiots think for a change? Now children and animal lovers saw that and all of them are furious! Throw drift wood or tyres down so the dog can at least get out of the water and take a rest. I am disgusted on what i saw on TV. Please do something about this.

We received a final notice of payment with regards to my husbands tv licence acc that he had in 2006 as i was advised. We have never received any sort of feedback yet out of the blue a final notice of payment for a licence he does not have for so many years and the tv that was bought his ex - girlfriend took. When contacting to dispute this letter the agent cabelo was extreamly rude and refused to put me through to a team leader on my request for assistance as he was been very rude and unhelpful and it mad me upset. Till date my query is still unresolved and we will not accept that amount.

Not ONE decent thing to watch on a Saturday evening! Why do we have to be subjected to shows that don't interest us? Music on SABC3 from 7.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. that we don't understand, nor appreciate, a foreign language on SABC2 and soccer on SABC1! If there are "special events" to be broadcast, create ANOTHER channel for this reason. Why do we pay tv licence when you are not capable of providing decent material - you have the nerve to increase the fee, but you deliver the poorest entertainment.

Sibusiso Vilane appears on the Windhoek lager Ad and says when he grew up he was very poor. The advert continues to show an (African Hut) or Homestead with a Hut.
1) What relevance does an African Hut have with being poor? the ad shows a fire on the ground which is a practice of most rural Africans.2) What relevance does a fire on the floor have with being poor? As an African I am offended each time the advert airs. Sibusiso should stick to his story (version) of being poor and not parade the African way of live as his reason for being poor. I take it seriously, many Africans are still raised in African huts and still light fire on the floor, it is not a state of being poor, it is a way of living for the African. I need the Windhoek Lager ad removed from SABC immediately, because it attacks our African Dignity. We understand the definition of poor, it does not mean African Hut or Fire on the floor. Sibusiso can tell his story of being poor but refrain from using African Life as his story of poverty. I also want Windhoek Lager and Sibusiso Vilane to apologise to the African, so we can rest this issue. It makes my heart sore.my email is; daniels.[protected]@gmail.com

I have submitted all documentation required for a refund early November 2012. I was told the next morning that the documents was received and submitted to the finance department for payment but it would be 3-6 weeks from receipt of documentation before payment is made. Also that payment only get done twice a month, on the 15th and the 30th. I immediately knew that I was too late for the payment run of the 15th BUT when I called this morning, I was told that I will only be getting payment 31 December 2012.
No one could tell me why I was going to wait 2 months for my own money to be paid to me. I was told to google ICASA to lodge a complaint BUT when I eventually got hold of someone there, I was told it will take 14 days to resolve a query. Is there no ombudsman for the SABC

Good day, I want to find out for the last few months, there is absolute nothing to watch on TV with all the repeats and all the OLD shows repeating again in prime time on SABC. On Saturday night 9 June we wanted to watch a move on TV (due to the cold front and just relax) but to our shock there was nothing worth wile to watch. We pay our tv license and had to take out more money to go and take out DVD's. Why pay your tv license. I would like to know if in future there would be more recent movies to see and better programs.

It is absolutely shocking that the SABC repeats the same movies! You will watch one movie on SABC 3 one week, the next week it is on SABC 1 and then the next week on SABC 2 ... sometimes moving over to E-TV as well. As if there are not enough movies out there that they can't show original programmes. They continuously repeat all old tv series and there is nothing new - even the series the Voice was repeated all over again on SABC 2.
Watching the sports wrap this evening - they had YESTERDAY'S tennis results on and no sign of today's. The news can't even keep up to date with what is happening in today's world - even this is behind the times. No wonder the SABC is in trouble - when they give people this kind of standard, they receive the same in return. This is absolutely shocking from a company that used to be competitive ... really very sad ...

All movies are repeated, mostly old movies are shown again and again.
Movies shown on SABC 3 are Shown the next day on SABC 2.
We pay TV license, we should get latest Movies especially on the weekend
When we really want to watch a good Movie and not a repeat.
On week days the good programmes start late and we have to work.
Home theatre on Monday night could move to Saturday night, thus we can
Watch a movie. Thanks

My account now shows R 750.00 due for my TV License due to payments not met from 2011. I had been sent a sms from VVM to pay, but I had previously changed all my contact detail with them. New address and contact number. Today I called them and the reason I have been billed R 750.00 is because they could not get hold of me, which is ridiculous. As I say, they have contacted myself previously and I have given them all my new detail. I am not prepared to pay the penalty. Please look into this matter urgently. I will also be contacting the Consumer Rights Commission.

I have not owned a television for almost four years. i reside in a premises that has a tv licence in the name of the owner of the premises. my id number is [protected]

for the above reason i have requested cancellation of my tv licence almost four years ago. the sabc have confirmed receipt of my documents including an affidavit requesting cancellation of my tv licence. still nothing has been done and a new tv licence is issued for me even though i don't own a television!

in october i will be getting married and moving into my wife to be's home. she already has a tv licence. what happens then? am i still going to have to pay for a tv licence?

this is ridiclous.

To whom it my concern,

My husband Petrus Jacobus De Koker ID nr. [protected] canceled his TV lisence after his divorce in 2001, because his ex wife took the TV with her. He works late hours and was not in need of a television. He went to the SAPD and swore a adfidavate claiming all thee above, he faxed it to the department of SABC with account number and cancelation letter and certifeid coppy of his ID. He did this on numerous occasions for they repeatedly send final demands.

In 2004 his father-in-law (my dad) came to live with us. He bought us a TV set and took out a lisence on his name, Raymond Ferdinand Steyn ID nr. [protected]
account nr: [protected]. Unfortunatly he passed away in 2010. I took a certifeid copy of his death certificate, ID and faxed it throuhg with his account number as refferance. Last year we recieved a final demand for an outstanding balance for 2011. I then again send all thee above information.

Until now for both these accounts SABC has done nothing in their power to close the accounts when the necsacery documentation was send. It seems they dont want to close the accounts. My husband recieved attorney letters treathining him if he does not pay he wil be blacklisted. I think they have put the ballance for nealy R10 000. They even put a trace on him. For my dad, how can a dead person watch tv?

By the looks of it, it seems to me that they are not doing their job properly and because the lack of funding, innocent people must pay for the mistakes they repeatedly make. I will not renew a dead man's tv nor pay for one wich was not bound too be. They must fix wat they mesed up in the first place i will not send through documentation and spend my money so they can misplase it again.

We have a valid TV license in this house. It is in my name. Elizaan De Koker ID nr. [protected] acc nr: [protected].

I hope someone will sort out this mess. If SABC cancelled the accounts when we asked for it, nothing of this sort would have happend.

Elizaan De Koker

[protected]@vodamail.co.za
14Chaimberlyn
Noycedale
Nigel
1490

I have been trying to pay off an outstanding amount with the SABC since March 2011 and the more I try to resolve this, the longer they drag it out. A special offer was made by the SABC and as I could not afford to pay it off in one amount, I asked if it could be paid off in three payments? there was no response for 6 months and then a new special offer was made. Again I asked if this could be paid off in 3 payments and I was told that the offer had expaired and that the full amount was now due. I called the SABC call centre and ended up speaking to someone from VVM attorneys and they weren't interested in listening to anything. Eventually they promised to call me as soon as the new special offers were issued by the SABC (call expected by the 21/11/11) and to date I have not received any call. I have now been listed with ITC for non-payment when the SABC attorneys (VVM) have NOT responded to my emails since March. Please help me to pay you the money that I owe you. I know that the SABC is having financial issues so surely you would want to recoup whatever cash you can?

I have requested the SABC to close my TV License account early 2004. Late 2004 I bought a new TV, completed an application for a new TV license at the shop. Since then I received the yearly renewal notification and diligently paid for the service. Late 2010 Lightning damaged the TV and I need to replace it. I bought a new TV but did not have my license with me. The store salesman then phoned the SABC to check my account and then refused to sell be the TV since according to their records I am in arrears since 2004. I then obtained my license, returned to the shop and showed the valid license to the sales person. They updated my personal details on the system, but much to my surprise I received a notice from VVM attorneys that they have been appointed by the SABC to recover license fees since 2004. I then contacted VVM via mail, phone, and fax several times to resolve this issue but every time the call centre tells me a different story and every time they promise me that they will have the attorney dealing with this issue contact me. This is now ongoing and every month I receive a statement that accumulates from VVM with yet no response on my letters I send them requesting them to solve this issue since I have paid for my license in full. Since it is obvious that they do not want to solve this issue but rather demand payment I need to submit this complaint to you for attention.

SABC has been requesting that I pay TV License for my Samsung LCD Monitor & Large Display Picture Monitor installed at my Business. I have contacted them on numerous times trying to explain that these devices don't have any tuners in them and are not receiving any SABC Broadcast Signals. They then asked me to get a written affidavit from South African Police Services confirming that these devices don't have tuners installed in them. When that was done and sent to them I was told that this was not sufficient and I needed to get an Electronic Company to inspect these device and submit a Technical Report . I had to pay a company R350-00 to come out to my business, the Technician just looked at the back of these devices and then gave me a report which I submitted to SABC only to be told that this is no not good enough and that I now need to pay them R342-00 so that they can send out a TV Inspector. My Question is why must I incur additional expenses when SABC staff are so incompetent that the TV License Inspector didn't know the difference from a TV and LCD Monitor?

Is it just me or are the Sabc presenters against Helen Zille? I've been watching this broadcast for about an hour and everytime a question is asked by the male and female presenter, they make it sound like Helen is taking the ANC's ideas to run their campaign. Not ONCE have I heard an attack against the guy from the ANC! Every question towards Helen is an accusation. It's PATHETIC. Control the prejudice presenters PLEASE because they are obviously ANC voters as they very subtly attack Helen especially the Male presenter.

I received a sms in October 2010 from a company called VVM Inc., claiming that I owe the SABC R6666.80. I explained to them and to the SABC that I cancelled my license with the SABC after we got married. I even faxed and mailed the SABC after the people at VVM do not want to listen to any reason. I have a copy of that letter faxed, in October 2010, to them with me. Now after 20 years I got this messages. Yesterday I got the same message and amount again. Is this company called VVM Inc, someone that want to steal my money? Their tel no is [protected]
Our account with SABC under my wife's name, Mrs TN du Preez is [protected]

My mother recently received an sms stating that she owes the SABC R5553 for a TV licence apparently taken out in 1998...

The sms was on behalf of VVM Inc for the SABC stating that she would be black-listed. The problem is that my mother has never taken out a TV licence in her ID nr or in her name, such things are in my father's name. And any such licences were fully paid until we sold the house with all its furniture.

The licence was apparently taken out nearly 13 years ago... Do they really expect anyone to keep proof of payment of a TV licence for 13 years after the fact? My parents have had the same cell phone numbers since forever, thus could have been reached with ease... It should be illegal for anyone, especially a so-called "creditor, " to threaten with black-listing after 13 years of a so-called unpaid licence, and not a word of warning! Perhaps they should have phoned us 10 years ago to clarify the issue!

This kind of practice cannot continue in South Africa. SABC - clean your house or we will do it for you.