18 March 2025, Staff Reporter, Bulawayo
eMedia was joined by Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and the SOS Coalition in its application to the High Court, which is being treated as urgent.
Analogue broadcasts use much more radio frequency spectrum than digital signals, while digital broadcasts also support higher-quality video and audio.
By transitioning to digital, additional spectrum would become available to increase the capacity of wireless telecom networks, including cellular operators, enabling them to offer better mobile data prices.
While the SABC has called for the analogue switch-off to be postponed until the end of 2025, eMedia has argued that the extension needs to last longer.