The SABC, Multichoice (SuperSport on DSTV) and the Premier Soccer League (PSL) reached an agreement on Friday, allowing South Africa's domestic top-flight competition to be aired on television at an affordable rate for the public.
Football lovers were complaining only the elite SuperSport channels were covering the PSL, at a rate which the majority of the country couldn't afford even on DSTV Compact.
With a solution found on Friday, PSL fans took to Twitter to congratulate the decision-makers for ending the blackout on television.
The broadcasters and the PSL released the following joint statement:
“The Minister of Sports‚ Arts and Culture‚ Minister Nathi Mthethwa‚ in consultation with the Minister of Communication and Digital Technologies‚ the Honourable Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams‚ is pleased to announce that MultiChoice’s SuperSport has concluded an agreement on commercial terms with the South African Broadcasting Corporation.