North West is the third province to migrate from analogue to digital. South Africa's deadline for nationwide migration from analogue to digital is 31 March. The North West on Wednesday finally turned off its analogue TV signal and switched to Digital Terrestrial Television as part of a government-backed push to migrate the country to digital transmission. READ: Missed digital migration deadline not ‘calamitous’ - e.tvThe migration involves the distribution of set-top boxes, which is a device that enables users to receive digital television services. In his 2021 State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa must complete the digital migration by 31 March 2022.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 22, 2021 13:25 UTC