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DStv subscription fees to increase again

23 Feb 2018

In other African countries, such as Kenya, Zambia, Uganda or Ghana, MultiChoice has lowered DStv fees over the last few months.

DStv subscription fees to increase again

Saying in a statement;

“We recognise that our customers are living in tough economic times, and want to reward them for their on-going loyalty and support. We want to do our part by adjusting the price of our DStv packages through making them more affordable while adding more value at the same time.”

Meanwhile, in South Africa, where the largest DStv subscriber base is located, we’ve seen year after year of price hikes. What about us, MultiChoice? Where’s our incentive to continue using your service?

So, we can expect yet another price hike in April 2018. When asked about this latest act of exploitation, MultiChoice copy/pasted their response from last year.

“We’re committed to keep improving our offering so it gets better every year.”

DStv to twist the dagger

So, how much is South Africa set to suffer come April? Thanks to the stronger Rand, MultiChoice will be keeping their annual fee increase below inflation, so at least there’s that.

Top-end bouquet, DStv Premium, will increase by 2.5% from R789/month to R809/month.

Mid-tier bouquets are set to see bigger increases. DStv Compact Plus will see a hike of 4.1% from R489 to R509/month. DStv Compact will be going up by 5.5% to from R365/month to R385/month.

Continue reading the full article on Compare Guru.