PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 2170
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 6 November 2009
QUESTION PAPER NO: 27
DATE OF REPLY: 19 November 2009
Mr N J van den Berg (DA) to ask the Minister of Communications:
What is the (a)(i) total amount and (ii) breakdown of cost for each
specified medium used, in which the SA Broadcasting Corporation has spent
in all forms of media on its television licence campaigns (aa) in the 2008-
09 financial year and (bb) during the period from 1 April 2009 up to the
latest specified date for which information is available and (b) amount of
revenue that was generated from TV licences in the abovementioned period?
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REPLY:
I was informed by the SABC as follows:
a) (i) and (ii)
(aa) The total amount as well as the breakdown of the cost of each
specified medium used in respect of the Corporationâs television licence
campaigns for the 2008/09 financial year is as follows:
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(bb) The total amount as well as the breakdown of the cost of each
specified medium used in respect of the Corporationâs television
licence campaigns for the period from 1 April 2009 up to 31 October
2009 is as follows:
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b) The amount of revenue that was generated from TV licences for the
2009/10 financial year to date is R579 million.