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SABC Contact Details
The SABC switchboard is 011 714 9111, with a second published number on 060 553 2800. Complaints go to complaints@sabc.co.za. Head office is on the corner of Artillery and Henley Road, Auckland Park, Johannesburg. The SABC publishes one switchboard but eight separate mailboxes, and TV licence queries are handled on a different number entirely, 011 330 9555.
SABC contact numbers and addresses
| Switchboard | 011 714 9111 |
|---|---|
| Second number | 060 553 2800 |
| Complaints | complaints@sabc.co.za |
| Physical address | Corner Artillery and Henley Road, Auckland Park, Johannesburg |
| Postal address | Private Bag X1, Auckland Park, 2006 |
| TV licences | 011 330 9555 |
The SABC labels its complaints mailbox “BCCSA Contacts” on its own contact page, so if you are looking for where a broadcasting complaint goes, complaints@sabc.co.za is the address it gives.
SABC email addresses: eight mailboxes, one switchboard
The mailbox is what actually gets your query to the right desk.
| What you need | |
|---|---|
| Tender office | tenderqueries@sabc.co.za |
| Vendor office | vendormaster@sabc.co.za |
| Programme purchases | contentsales@sabc.co.za |
| SABC Sport | sport@sabc.co.za |
| Work at the SABC | HRSharedServices@sabc.co.za |
| Advertise on the SABC | sabcsales@sabc.co.za |
| SABC Education | Education@sabc.co.za |
| Complaints | complaints@sabc.co.za |
Note the split between the two procurement addresses. Tender queries and vendor registration are different mailboxes, tenderqueries@ and vendormaster@, and sending a supplier registration to the tender office will slow it down.
Job applications go to HRSharedServices@sabc.co.za rather than to any newsroom or departmental address. The SABC also runs a separate vacancy portal.
Reporting a transmission or signal fault
The SABC’s contact form has a dedicated Transmission / Signal category, and it is the right route for poor reception rather than the switchboard. It asks for the device you were using, the address where the fault occurred, the province, and the specific station or channel affected.
The device list covers a car stereo, cellphone, home stereo, computer or laptop, tablet, television, wireless radio and decoder or receiver. Pick the one you actually used, because a car stereo fault and a decoder fault are different problems.
Have the address and the time of day ready before you fill it in. Signal faults are location-specific, and a report without an address cannot be investigated.
Which SABC station to name
The form lists every SABC service, so name the exact one.
On radio: Ukhozi FM, Umhlobo Wenene FM, Lesedi FM, Metro FM, RSG, 5FM, Radio 2000, Thobela FM, Motsweding FM, Munghana Lonene FM, Ligwalagwala FM, Phala Phala FM, Lotus FM, Good Hope FM, TRUFm and Channel Africa.
On television and streaming: SABC 1, SABC 2, SABC 3, SABC+, SABC Sport, SABC Education, Encore and SABC News Lehae.
The same nine provinces appear as a separate field, so you are identifying both where you are and what you were listening to or watching.
TV licences are handled elsewhere
Licence renewals, logins and balances do not go through the SABC switchboard. The SABC directs TV licence queries to 011 330 9555, open 08:00 to 18:00 on weekdays and 08:00 to 13:00 on Saturdays, excluding Sundays and public holidays. The licence website is tvlic.co.za. Renewals and account logins run through that site rather than sabc.co.za. Calling 011 714 9111 about a licence balance will only get you transferred.
Getting content onto the SABC
Producers and suppliers have their own routes, and none of them is the switchboard.
The SABC publishes a commissioning process for content submission, with its own policy document and forms for commissioning television content. Programme purchases, meaning selling finished content to the SABC, go to contentsales@sabc.co.za.
Advertising is separate again, at sabcsales@sabc.co.za, and the SABC runs a dedicated sales division and an e-tenders portal with supplier registration alongside it.
Visiting or writing to the SABC
The SABC’s address is the corner of Artillery and Henley Road, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, with post to Private Bag X1, Auckland Park, 2006. The SABC also runs public tours, listed as their own category on the contact form, so a tour booking is a separate request from a general enquiry. Phone 011 714 9111 before travelling; a broadcaster’s head office is not a walk-in service centre, and most queries are handled by one of the mailboxes above.
Guide: How to Get, Pay and Renew a TV Licence in South Africa
Frequently asked questions
What is the SABC contact number?
The switchboard is 011 714 9111 and the second published number is 060 553 2800. TV licence queries go to a different line, 011 330 9555.
What is the SABC email address?
General complaints go to complaints@sabc.co.za, the mailbox the SABC labels “BCCSA Contacts”. The other seven mailboxes are split by desk: tenderqueries@ for tenders, vendormaster@ for vendor registration, contentsales@ for programme purchases, sport@ for SABC Sport, HRSharedServices@ for job applications, sabcsales@ for advertising and Education@ for SABC Education.
Where is the SABC head office?
On the corner of Artillery and Henley Road, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, with post to Private Bag X1, Auckland Park, 2006. Phone 011 714 9111 before travelling, because head office is not a walk-in service centre.
How do I report poor SABC reception?
Use the Transmission / Signal category on the SABC’s contact form. Name the device you were using, the address where the fault occurred, the province and the exact station or channel, because a report without an address cannot be investigated.
How do I renew my TV licence?
Renewals and account logins run through tvlic.co.za, not sabc.co.za. The licence call centre is 011 330 9555, open 08:00 to 18:00 on weekdays and 08:00 to 13:00 on Saturdays, excluding Sundays and public holidays.
How do I apply for a job at the SABC?
Applications go to HRSharedServices@sabc.co.za rather than to any newsroom or departmental address. The SABC also runs a separate vacancy portal.
Sources
- SABC contact page, sabc.co.za/sabc/contact, for the switchboard and second number, all eight department mailboxes, the physical and postal addresses, the transmission and signal fault categories, the device and station lists and the TV licence referral (read 24 September 2026)
- SABC home page, for the published contact numbers and the list of SABC platforms and divisions (read 24 September 2026)