SABC, also known as South African Broadcasting Corporation, a state-owned entity headquartered in South Africa, was founded in 1936. The company, which employs approximately 2300 individuals, reported $281.2M in revenue as of 2024, functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer. It specializes in broadcast television and radio, providing 19 radio stations and six television broadcasts to the general public.
SABC continues to face widespread non-compliance with its TV licence requirements, with CEO Nomsa Chabeli having reported to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) last year that less than 20% of South African households pay their licences, according to news on April 24, 2026. This follows reports on April 19, 2026, which emphasized that despite this widespread non-compliance, only a small group of individuals and institutions are legally exempt from SABC TV licence payments. Earlier, on April 16, 2026, a report detailed that the majority of unpaid TV licences are owed by the Government, even as the public broadcaster noted a slight improvement in payments for the 2024/25 period, as MyBroadband reported in 2025.
SABC offers 3 products in the media and telecoms services industry. SABC's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio and media and TV services.
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SABC's revenues were less than $500M in 2024. Caretta Research has split SABC's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups). For full access to SABC's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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SABC currently holds 23 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including netball, cricket, rugby union, linear (thematic channel groups), combat sports, basketball, motorsports, soccer | association football, multi-sport and winter sports.
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