Financial Management of Parliament Act, 2009
R 385
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Act, 2000 (Act No. 13 of 2000)RegulationsICASA Regulations on Local Television Content5. Commercial Television Broadcasting |
| (1) | A commercial television broadcasting licensee must ensure that after twenty four months (24) of the gazetting of these regulations in the case of an existing licensee or within twenty four (24) months of the issuing of a licence to a new licensee, or within such longer period as the Authority may determine, a minimum weekly average of 45% of its programming, measured over the period of a year, during the South African television performance period consists of local television content. |
| (2) | In complying with .its obligations in terms of sub-regulation (1) above, a commercial television licensee must ensure that a minimum of all genres listed below is broadcast: |
| (a) | 20% of its drama programming consists of South African drama; |
| (b) | 50% of its current affairs programming consists of South African current affairs; |
| (c) | 30% of its documentary programming consists of South African documentary programming; |
| (d) | 30% of its knowledge-building programming consists of South African knowledge building programming; and |
| (e) | 25% of its children's programming consists of South African children's programming. |
