“Hahn Collections Pursuing Payment but Ignoring Every Request for a Correct Statement”

Hahn Collections continues to contact me about an SABC business TV licence account that has been formally disputed for years. In 2021, SABC finally corrected the number of TVs on the account, and then COVID‑19 hit — devastating the hospitality industry, which has more TVs than any other sector and was one of the hardest hit by lockdowns. Since then, I have repeatedly asked both SABC and Hahn Collections for a proper reconciliation so I can settle the legitimate portion of the account. Neither has provided it. Instead, the balance keeps growing with interest, penalties, and collection fees added while the account is under dispute. Meanwhile, only about 20% of South Africans pay their TV licences, yet I still pay my personal licence every month by debit order. Despite this, SABC has spent years handing this disputed account to different legal and collection firms — and the legal costs now far exceed the value of the actual debt. With TV licences reportedly being s****ped or replaced, it makes no sense that Hahn continues to pursue an account that cannot be resolved without the reconciliation I’ve been requesting for years. Hahn Collections should pause all action until SABC provides the corrected statement required to resolve this matter professionally.