{"id":12092,"date":"2020-03-20T13:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/?p=12092"},"modified":"2026-02-26T17:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:47:13","slug":"dstv-now-offers-free-channels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/streaming\/dstv-now-offers-free-channels\/","title":{"rendered":"DStv Now offers FREE channels!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tired of the flood of information on social media? Not sure what is fake news? You can now stream news channels through DStv Now for <strong>FREE<\/strong>! MultiChoice made the announcement that some of its news channels will now be available for free to South Africans. This comes after the COVID-19 pandemic has everyone glued to the screen to try get updates while quarantined at home.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>DStv Now is the online platform where customers can watch their favourite shows on Catch Up or watch live television. MultiChoice will provide the public with access to the platform and some of its news channels. As an added extra taste of the DStv life, you can also watch some of the South African soaps on the Catch Up portal. Some of these include; Die Ware Naarheid, Suidooster, The River, Igazi, Binnelanders, and Isibaya.<\/p>\n<p>The company stressed the importance of getting reliable news on the Corona Virus outbreak and how they would like to make it easier for South Africans to get these resources. When you sign up, you will have access to a total of 13 channels: seven news channels, one religious channel, one music channel, one kid&#8217;s channel, one sports channel, a weather channel, and the DStv channel.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>DStv Now Channels available for live streaming:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>100<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 DStv<\/li>\n<li><strong>180<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 People\u2019s Weather<\/li>\n<li><strong>238<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 SuperSport Play<\/li>\n<li><strong>313<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 PBS Kids<\/li>\n<li><strong>320<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Channel O<\/li>\n<li><strong>343<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 TBN<\/li>\n<li><strong>400<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 BBC World News<\/li>\n<li><strong>401<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 CNN<\/li>\n<li><strong>402<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sky News<\/li>\n<li><strong>403<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 eNCA<\/li>\n<li><strong>404<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 SABC News<\/li>\n<li><strong>405<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Newzroom Afrika<\/li>\n<li><strong>414<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Euronews Now<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>DStv Now Sign Up:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>You can sign up by going to the <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/\">DStv Now website<\/a> and signing up as a new user. The service will only be available to South Africans and requires an ID number during sign up.<\/p>\n<p><em>Need\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webafrica.co.za\/fibre\/\">Fibre<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webafrica.co.za\/lte\/\">Fixed LTE<\/a> to make streaming easier? Take a look at the various options on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webafrica.co.za\/\">our website.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tired of the flood of information on social media? Not sure what is fake news? You can now stream news channels through DStv Now for FREE! MultiChoice made the announcement that some of its news channels will now be available for free to South Africans. 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