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South Africa: South Africa to Spend About Sh23 Billion to Buy Set Top Boxes for Its Poor Citizens
CIO, 9 March 2015
South Africa plans to spend about $250 million (about Sh23 billion) this year alone to buy set top boxes for its poorest citizens before switching off analogue television signals… Read more »
South Africa to Spend Billions on Digital Migration
Plans by the government to migrate disadvantaged citizens from analogue to digital terrestrial television before the June 17 deadline will cost almost more than R3 billion.
More than five million set top boxes will be given away to poor households, Communications minister Faith Muthambi has said,.
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Former prime minister Raila Odinga has accused the government of using digital migration to "muzzle" the media. Read more »
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The African Digital Network consortium, consisting of four television stations, run the risk of losing broadcast signal distribution licences for going off air in contravention of ... Read more »
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According to the two media houses, this is due to low uptake of the set top boxes by viewers. Read more »
