Legal scholar and public interest advocate, Professor Kwaku Asare, popularly known as Kwaku Azar, has taken aim at DStv Ghana over what he describes as a failure to address the core concerns raised in the ongoing debate over subscription pricing disparities across the continent.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, August 3, 2025, Kwaku Azar reacted to a media statement issued by DStv Ghana earlier that day in response to comments by the Minister for Communications and Digitalisation regarding the platform's subscription rates.
While acknowledging DStv's stated commitment to competitive pricing and its reference to macroeconomic challenges, Kwaku Azar said the company's response glaringly sidesteps the most crucial issue; the comparative pricing data that suggests Ghanaian subscribers are paying significantly more than their counterparts in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa for similar or fewer channels. "As a paying customer, I expected your response to engage the Minister's data directly.
Instead, your letter offers generic justifications about 'macroeconomic conditions and your commitment to 'competitive pricing.' That is not enough", he said.
