Households urged to apply for free set-top boxes
Qualifying households are still welcome to apply at their local Post Office. Find out here if you qualify.
The South African Post Office (SAPO) has reiterated its call for qualifying households to apply for free set-top boxes as the country prepares to migrate to digital broadcasting by March 31, 2022.
In a statement on Monday (November 15) the Post Office said almost 60 000 households applied for a government-subsidised television decoder in October.
“Households that missed the registration deadline of 31 October may receive their decoder only after 31 March 2022. Households that applied earlier should receive their decoder before 31 March next year, when the old analogue television transmission will be switched off in all provinces. After that all television transmissions will be digital, and television sets will need a decoder to work,” SAPO spokesperson, Johann Kruger.
Last month’s provincial statistics show that the Eastern Cape is in the lead with 10 261 registrations, followed by the North West with 8 452 households registered, KwaZulu-Natal at 7 783, the Western Cape 7 561, Gauteng 6 994, Limpopo 6 867 and Mpumalanga 6 375.
“The switch to digital television transmissions is almost complete in the Free State. Visit your local Post Office with your identity document, proof of address and proof that you earn R3500 per month or less.
“If you do not have proof of income or address, your post office will help you to complete an affidavit to confirm your address and income,” Kruger said.
What you need to qualify for a free set-top box
Applicants must be sure they bring the following to the Post Office when they apply for a subsidised set-top box:
- Proof of the family’s income. Families with an income of R3200 per month or less qualify. Recipients of a Sassa social grant also qualify.
- Proof of identity. Only South African citizens qualify.
- Proof of address. Your address is captured on the system so that installers later know where to install your subsidised set-top box.
A police affidavit to state that you have a working TV set. It will have no purpose to install a television decoder at a house with no television set.
For more on qualifying, click here.
— SA Post Office (@PostofficeSa) November 16, 2021
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