Question NW1296 to the Minister of Communications
01 September 2016 - NW1296
Brauteseth, Mr TJ to ask the Minister of Communications
(1)(a) What marketing and viewer education campaigns are in place and/or are being contemplated to promote the uptake of government-funded set-top boxes, (b) what is the National Treasury’s approved cost of the specified programmes for the (i) 2016-17, (ii) 2017-18 and (iii) 2018-19 financial years and (c) from which budgets will the costs be paid in each of the specified years; (2)(a) how many households have applied for government-funded set-top boxes in each province since the inception of the programme and (b) how many of the specified households had valid TV licences on application?
Reply:
1. (a) Door to door registration campaigns by the Public Awareness team and Mitigation Izimbizo Campaigns.
(b) (i) 2016-17: R892,000 for Public Awareness, R232,000 for Project Management Office
(ii) 2017-18: R908, 000 for Public Awareness and R241,500 for Management Office
(iii) 2018-19: R5,651,660 for Public Awareness and R1,502,340 for Management Office
(c) The budget is in Programme 3: Industry and Capacity Development, under Sub-Programme Broadcasting Digital Migration Awareness
(2) (a) as at 30 June 2016
Northern Cape = 14 591
Free State = 6, 502
Limpopo = 2, 956
Mpumalanga = 508
TOTAL = 24, 557
It should however be noted that there are many completed forms in the post offices waiting to be captured.
(b) The number of specified households that had a valid TV license was estimated at 12, 128 up 30 June 2016.
MR NN MUNZHELELE
DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
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MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
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