Overview
- Officials say scammers are posing as SABC TV licence inspectors to enter homes and carry out robberies.
- The SABC states it has not appointed inspectors and that door-to-door checks are not part of its enforcement processes.
- Members of the public are urged to report anyone attempting to access premises under the SABC’s name to the South African Police Service.
- The broadcaster advises people not to share personal information or make payments to unsolicited callers, noting it communicates through secure, official platforms.
- SABC Group Head of Communications Mmoni Ngubane confirmed the advisory, and the corporation also flagged a recent fake letter about deferred payments as fraudulent, incorrectly attributed to Maijang Mpherwane.