Pretoria - South Africa’s campaign to roll out digital terrestrial television (DTT) will gain momentum this coming weekend, in Tiyani ka Magoro village, in Limpopo.
Local residents will have an opportunity to ask Communications Minister Faith Muthambi questions about the significance of digital migration and its benefits at the planned DTT awareness campaign at the village’s sportsground on Sunday, April 17.
Registration of households that qualify to receive free subsidised government set top boxes (STBs) will also take place during the DTT awareness campaign.
The qualifying criteria for free STBs has been developed and according to Minister Muthambi, applicants must prove that they are South African citizens; that their household income is less than R3 200 a month and they should also have a valid TV licence.
Since Minister Muthambi officially launched the registration of STBs in the Northern Cape last year, over 12 000 households have registered with the South African Post Office to receive STBs. The provinces that have already started with the registration process of STBs are Northern Cape, Limpopo, Free State and Mpumalanga.
While Minister Muthambi will also brief residents and their traditional leaders about the successes of government service delivery, she is also expected to explain to residents why it is important for the country to move from analogue to digital television as well as touching on the economic benefits that are associated with the digital migration project.
This is not the first DTT consumer awareness campaign. In the past few months, Minister Muthambi and her team have been visiting rural areas across the country to educate people about digital migration. - SAnews.gov.za
