News item stating that the Films and Publications Board had urged listeners to delete copies of a painting which had been classified with a 16N. Complaint that the reference to “delete” was not correct and that the painting was not, according to the Board, to be deleted. However, this is what the CEO of the Board in fact said at a news conference. The CEO was also not wrong insofar as she referred to the deleting of mobile phone images and internet content. Access is in fact prohibited by law for children under 16. The Board, however, used milder language (“urge”) in conveying this message to the public. The style was obviously directed at rather obtaining the co-operation of the public than holding the sword of the law above them. Complaint not upheld. Motsoane v SABC3 

JOL Ref - Motsoane v SABC3 [2012] JOL 29262 (BCCSA)

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