Editing Television licence (section)

==Television licences in Africa==
=== Ghana ===
The licence fee in [[Ghana]] was reintroduced in 2015, and is used to fund the [[Ghana Broadcasting Corporation]] (GBC). Households have to pay between GH¢36 and GH¢60 per year for using one or more televisions at home.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/gbc-to-re-introduce-payment-of-tv-licence-fee.html| title = Graphic.com.gh: GBC to re-introduce payment of TV Licence fee}}</ref>

=== Mauritius ===
The licence fee in [[Mauritius]] is [[Mauritian rupee|Rs]] 1,800 per year (around €29),<ref name="Mauritius">(August 2003) [http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/pmo/file/mbc.doc ''The Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation: A Report''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903233839/http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/pmo/file/mbc.doc |date=3 September 2006}}, Sir Victor Glover, Prime Minister's Office, Republic of Mauritius. Retrieved 21 November 2006</ref> collected as part of the electricity bill. The fee provides 60 per cent of the income for [[Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation]] (MBC). Most of the remaining funds come from television and radio commercials.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mbc.intnet.mu/corporate_info.htm|title=Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010212408/http://mbc.intnet.mu/corporate_info.htm|archive-date=10 October 2006|url-status=bot: unknown|access-date=22 August 2006}}</ref> The introduction of private broadcasting in 2002 has put pressure on MBC's commercial revenues. Private stations argue that MBC affects their profitability and they want the government to make MBC commercial-free.<ref name="Mauritius" />

=== Namibia ===
The licence fee in [[Namibia]] was [[Namibian dollar|N$]]204 (about €23) in 2001.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com.na/2001/021101/story12.htm|title=Have you paid your TV licence yet?|date=2 November 2001|access-date=21 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006145039/http://www.economist.com.na/2001/021101/story12.htm|archive-date=6 October 2006|work=[[Namibia Economist]]}}</ref> The fee is used to fund the [[Namibian Broadcasting Corporation]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?archive_id=23815&page_type=archive_story_detail&page=1|title=The Future of the NBC|last=Tyson|first=Robin|date=2 June 2006|access-date=19 April 2014|work=[[The Namibian]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419030125/http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?archive_id=23815&page_type=archive_story_detail&page=1|archive-date=19 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== South Africa ===
The licence fee in South Africa is [[Rand (currency)|R]]265 (about €23) per annum (R312 per year if paid on a monthly basis) for television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvlic.co.za/portal/site/tvlicence/menuitem.f5545350fe4a55f5e16a84b45401aeb9/|title=Pay Yours|publisher=Tvlic.co.za|access-date=13 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110025347/http://www.tvlic.co.za/portal/site/tvlicence/menuitem.f5545350fe4a55f5e16a84b45401aeb9|archive-date=10 January 2011}}</ref> A concessionary rate of R70 is available for those over 70, disabled persons and war veterans who are on social welfare. The licence fee partially funds the public broadcaster, the [[South African Broadcasting Corporation]] (SABC), providing R972&nbsp;million (almost €90 million) in 2008–9. SABC derives much of its income from advertising. Proposals to abolish licensing have circulated since October 2009. The national carrier hopes to receive funding entirely from state subsidies and commercials.