South Africans are not paying their TV licences – but new rules could change that
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The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) expects to face continued issues around TV licences for the near future, as the majority of TV users in the country refuse to pay their fees.
Presenting to parliament on Wednesday (12 May), SABC chief financial officer Yolande van Biljon said that collection evasion is assumed to average at 75% over its Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) period.
Van Biljon added that it costs the SABC around 25 cents for each rand it collects from licences, which equates to 75% collection efficiency.
“After an initial growth rate in collections in full-year 2022, annual growth rates are set to decline to 8% in 2023 and 5% in 2024. The actual cash collected is therefore expected to approximate 90% of revenues at R1 billion full-year 2022.”
Mkhize updates Parliament on NHI, says its ready for implementation
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Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has told Parliament the department is ready to implement the National Health Insurance after all processes have been concluded in the national legislature.
Parliament was working on the NHI Bill after the process was disrupted by Covid-19 last year.
Mkhize told MPs on Thursday that NHI was key in dealing with some of the health challenges in the country.
He said those who back universal health coverage will not be disappointed as government will implement it.
“In the Medium Term Expenditure Framework period R7.5 billion has been allocated to the NHI unit, to strengthen the system and contract service providers. Dr Nicholas Crisp has been appointed as the deputy -grector General of NHI, bringing a wealth of experience and passion into the portfolio,” said Mkhize.
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology has welcomed the appointment of the three new Deputy Directors-General as this will ensure stability at senior management level in the department of Higher Education, Science and Technology.
The committee has noted that the positions of the three directors-general have been vacant for a long time and their filling will indeed see the achievement of the commitments and the vision of the department. The committee also thanked the incumbents who acted in those positions for the sterling work they did.
The department appeared before the committee virtually today to present its revised strategic plan for 2020-2024 and its annual performance plan for the 2021/22 financial year. The committee has noted that due to the constrained fiscus and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the country’s economy, the department had to make difficult choices in order to ensure that the commitment made by the government for t
Sixteen Years a Lesson Teacher, By Tolu Ogunlesi
The best time to deal with a wound is as soon as it emerges; there is no second-best time. First we ignore, then we ignore again, then things go out of hand, then we’re forced to sit up, and pay a heavy price for our initial nonchalance. Now we’re on the cusp of another rebellion in the South-East, and we need to do something about it. Something a bit more creative than a random and ruthless military clampdown, which failed to work with Boko Haram, failed in the Niger Delta, and will similarly fail with any other manifestation of the potent mix of poverty and perceived marginalisation in Nigeria.
Senate approves N1.678trn revenue target for NCS
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The Senate at the plenary on Wednesday approved a total of N1.678 trillion revenue target for the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) for the 2021 fiscal year.
It also approved a total expenditure of N257 billion for the service, including retained earnings for its ongoing projects for the year as proposed by the Senate Committee on Customs Excise and Tariffs.
The approval followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the senate committee after the President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan, put it to voice vote.
Presenting the report, the Chairman of the committee, Sen.Francis Alimikhena (APC-Edo) said the NCS had proposed a revenue target of N1.46 trillion.