South Africans face jail time for unpaid TV licences
African Insider | 16.10.2026 17:00Cape Town – South Africans who fail to pay their television licence fees could face fines of up to R500 or imprisonment for up to six months, although the threat of prosecution has rarely translated into court action, according to MyBroadband and the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA).
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