Is it not monopolising for only 1 company to offer a TV service? Please dont say they have competition in the form of SABC. SABC does not show the Formula 1 Grand Prix and other top sports events. We need another provider. Its like forced TV slavery. Its a frigging monopoly. The only way to stop DSTV from taking the mickey out of South Africans isto terminate their services. They really DO NOT care what you think. They only care about the money rolling in so as long as you paying... You set the standards, enjoy

Won a price from DSTV over one year ago and are still waiting to receive my prize, DSTV are in no way assisting, leaving the price winner to try and claim the prize (with no results) This price is to the value of R59 900.00 What more must I do?

DISCOVERY CHANNEL’S VERMINATORS – HARD TO SWALLOW

Last night I saw an ad for a new up and coming program which will be featured on Discovery Channel’s “Everyday Heroes” stint.

Firstly I must say I am rather disgusted at Discovery Channel’s “show the people what they want” programming. I have always considered DC to be a learning channel, great for kids and adults alike – never a dull moment, and always something new to learn. Not only about engineering, but animals and the environment alike. DC has always had my thumbs up, especially with children as they could learn from a very young age about the realities of global warming, exploitation of animals etc.

It seems now that DC has run out of things to air. On last night’s advertisement for Verminators, the guy promptly tells the camera that “if it runs, flies or crawls, I kill it”… (big smile on the face “nogal”). I just want to know what this teaches our children?

When you think about it, yes, vermin do exist everywhere (once you can actually define the term “vermin”). The reason rats and mice appear to be “overcrowding” public areas, is probably because we have been killing off snakes who are their natural predators. Rats and mice have become resilient and survive easily among humans, but their predators don’t, as they are often dangerous and fearsome.

Spiders are more often than not totally harmless to human beings as long as we don’t tamper with them. And in fact, only 4 species of spider in South Africa are actually lethal. However, they do get into our homes and do pose a threat of a nasty bite to your toddlers. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself why they are not controlled in their numbers? Probably because we have decided to remove trees and natural bush to build flats and houses. And so, there go the birds. The birds would happily have taken care of those 8-legged critters around our homes even before they get to crawl through a gap in your burglar-barred window.

And so Discovery Channel documents these so-called “Everyday Heroes” and puts them in a light that is deserved and good. Why don’t we just wipe out everything that lives and breathes on the planet, excluding ourselves of course… then we need not worry anymore about phobias, germs, heebee-geebies, and the like.

When did we become such ruthless nancies?

I will certainly endeavor not to encourage any children I know to watch this program, or Discovery for that matter. What a sad turn to a channel that used to be informative.

In utter disgust…
Vanessa Massyn

My decoder started being faulty early this year, i called multichoice and one of their agents told me to take it to my nearest multichoice. the person never told me i should ask for the decoder to be disconnected. i had to move from where i was staying so i did not take it in for repairs. in august i took it to multichoice and i was told they would replace it for a fee of R325-00. i called multichoice last week for reconnection i' now told i have to pay them R1800-00 (not exactly sure of amount). i failed to understand how this could be since i was not paying them debit order. i paid in cash wich in in advance.