CASE NUMBER: 19/2002 – PRINSLOO & VENTER VS RIPPEL 90.5 FM –

In a morning chat show, reference was made to Miss Gay South Africa as “dit” (Afrikaans word for “it”). Complaint of affront to the dignity of the gay community. Tribunal considering whether remark likely to harm relations between sections of the population. This part of the Code interpreted in the light of recent Constitutional Court judgment. Complainants conceding that remark complained of not amounting to hate speech. No breach of Code found. Complaint dismissed.