Sentech

Sentech SOC Ltd

Formerly	Sentech Pty Ltd
Type	State-owned company
Industry	Telecoms
Incorporated	1992; 34 years ago (1992)
Founded	1992; 34 years ago (1992)
Founder	South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
Headquarters	Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Area served	South Africa
Key people	Tebogo Leshope (CEO)[1]
Services	Broadcasting signal distribution Broadband connectivity Satellite communications Digital infrastructure Managed infrastructure services
Revenue	R1.62 billion (2026)
Operating income	− R141 million (2026)
Net income	− R60 million (2026)
Total assets	R4.34 billion (2025)
Total equity	R2.39 billion (2025)
Owner	Government of South Africa
Number of employees	621 (2026)[2]
Divisions	Media Broadband Satellite Managed Infrastructure
Website	sentech.co.za

Sentech is the signal distributor for the South African broadcasting sector.^[3] A state-owned company, Sentech was founded in 1992, and is based in Johannesburg, Gauteng.

Sentech began operations in 1992 as the signal distributor of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). Sentech's mandate also included providing services to M-Net, Radio 702, Radio Ciskei, Radio Transkei and the Bophuthatswana Broadcasting Corporation.

However, in its Triple Inquiry report that was published in August 1995, the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) recommended that Sentech should be split from the SABC and that Sentech become a public company. This report was approved by the South African Parliament in March 1996 and the Sentech Act to implement these measures was adopted by Parliament in November of the same year.

Sentech now operates as a commercial enterprise owned by the Government of South Africa via the Department of Communications and has its own board of directors.

From 2021 Sentech covers many areas of the country by Digital Terrestrial Television or Direct-to-Home platform^[4]

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