Amid a weak rand, DStv prices across all bouquets are set to increase by 8% or more from the 1st of April this year.
We really wish this was an early April Fool’s joke, but it’s not: DStv prices are set to increase by 8% or more from the 1st of April this year.
The new price increases – a direct result of a weak rand against the US dollar, having lost nearly 30% of its value in the past year alone – will worst affected bouquets being DStv Premium, DStv Extra, and DStv Compact.
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MultiChoice have stated that beyond the weak rand, the increases are a direct result of the firm’s content strategy: “œWe buy most of (our) content in foreign currency, and due to the depreciation of the rand by 29% since April 2015… Over the past five years our adjustments have been in line with inflation. We‘ve worked really hard to keep this year‘s fees manageable.“
The new prices following the first of April will be:
Standard Packages:
- DStv Premium: R759pm, formerly R699pm
- DStv Extra: R459pm, formerly R425pm
- DStv Compact: R345pm, formerly R319pm
- DStv Family: R219pm, formerly R199pm
- DStv Select: R219pm, formerly R199pm
- DStv Access: R99pm
- DStv EasyView: R39pm, formerly R29pm
Specialist Packages:
- DStv Indian: R345pm, formerly R319pm
- DStv Access: R260pm, formerly R239
- DStv EasyView: R445pm, formerly R410pm
DStv add-ons:
- Access fee: R85pm, formerly R80pm
- BoxOffice rentals: R35pm, formerly R30pm
- DStv Indian: R220pm, formerly R205pm
- DStv South Indian: R170pm, formerly R155pm
- DStv Portugeasa: R220pm, formerly R205pm
MultiChoice have confirmed that DSTv Access and decoder insurance prices will not increase.
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