South Africa - Transfer Or Change Ownership of TV License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To transfer or change of ownership of a Television license in person, the applicant must visit any nearest Post Office or a retailer authorised to issue TV licences in his/her province.
2. The contacts and address information of the South African Broadcasting Corporation can be found in the following link: Link
3. Contact the SABC and collect details about the office of any SABC office or post office that issues a TV license and also enquire the requirements.
4. Visit the office as instructed by the SABC or any nearest Post Office and obtain the form (if any) to transfer or change of ownership of a Television License.
5. Complete the application form as required with necessary and relevant information.
6. Make sure that you have all the required documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page. Attach them with the completed application.
7. Pay the required amount of fees as directed. Then, submit it to the concerned official at the Office for further verification and application processing.
8. After all the processes are completed, you will served as per your requirement.

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Required Documents

• Identity Document of the applicant
• Passport (Identity proof) of the applicant
• Identity Document of the applicant’s spouse
• Passport (Identity proof) of the applicant’s spouse
• Television license document

Office Locations & Contacts

South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) - Head Office
Physical Adsress:cnr Henley and Artilery Road,
2006, South Africa
Postal Adsress:Private Bag X1,
AUCKLAND PARK,
2006
South Africa
Tel: 011 714 9111
Fax: 011 714 4869
PROGRAMME PURCHASES Email:[email protected]
TV LICENSE Email: [email protected]
SABC SPORT Email: [email protected]
WORK AT SABC Email: [email protected]
ADVERTISE ON SABC Email: [email protected]
SABC EDUCATION Email: [email protected]
Website link

Eligibility

• Any person, who possesses a Television license and wishes to change or transfer the ownership of the license, can apply.
• The person to whom he/she transfers the television license must be his/her spouse or life partner in a permanent relationship and both of them should be sharing the residence.

Fees

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Processing Time

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Instructions

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Required Information

• Particulars of the applicant
• Particulars of the spouse or life partner
• License number
• Identification document number

Need for the Document

The process is required when the spouse or life partner needs to acquire the ownership of the license on the account of death of the License holder.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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