Here’s how many applied for free TV decoders last month ahead of deadline

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Do you qualify for a free decoder and why should you even apply? Here's what you need to know.

Low income earners are encouraged by Sapo to apply to receive a decoder for free before the analogue television signal is switched off.The SA Post Office has revealed that it received almost 60,000 applications for free TV decoders in October ahead of the November 1 deadline, with the majority of the applications coming from the Eastern Cape, North West and KwaZulu-Natal.

8,452 households registered in the North West, 7,783 in KwaZulu-Natal, the Western Cape 7,561, Gauteng 6,994, 6,867 in Limpopo, and 6,375 in Mpumalanga.DO I QUALIFY FOR A FREE DECODER? The analogue television signal will be switched off and only digital television transmissions will be broadcast. Analogue television sets will then only work if they are connected to a decoder.

 

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