Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Samuel Nartey George, has pledged to secure a reduction in DSTV subscription fees following growing public complaints over high charges and poor service.
At a press briefing on Thursday, the Minister announced an emergency meeting with MultiChoice Africa, the parent company of DSTV, scheduled for Friday, to address concerns around pricing and service delivery in Ghana.
“I’ve invited senior officials from MultiChoice Ghana for formal discussions on DSTV’s pricing. We’re responding to public concerns about affordability, fairness, and value for money,” he said. “Though tomorrow is a public holiday, I’ll be meeting both the local and South African teams to agree on a way forward.”
He stressed the government’s commitment to ensuring digital services remain accessible and fairly priced for Ghanaians.
“I promise you this, I won’t leave that meeting without securing a reduction in DSTV subscription costs,” he stated firmly.
Beyond pay-TV services, the Minister revealed that the government has restarted negotiations with PayPal to allow Ghanaians full access to the global payment platform.
“As of June 2025, PayPal’s regional team has shared a compliance roadmap with Ghana outlining what’s needed to reinstate the country to its whitelist,” Mr George explained. “We’re working with the Bank of Ghana and other stakeholders to meet those requirements, and I expect to share good news on PayPal integration at my next quarterly briefing.”
He also addressed concerns about online safety, revealing that talks have been held with TikTok’s West Africa team to improve content moderation, enforce age restrictions, and protect young users on the platform.
“We discussed how to prevent the spread of inappropriate content, especially explicit material that goes against our cultural norms,” he said. “Cybersecurity authorities have been tasked with identifying and removing such content in partnership with the platform’s operators.”
The Minister emphasised that local content moderation would be intensified, and TikTok accounts violating national values could be blocked in collaboration with the company.
