CASE NUMBER: 45/2002 – THE HIGH COMMISSIONER OF ZIMBABWE VS SABC1 – DIGNITY

The High Commissioner of Zimbabwe complained that a music video involving Zimbabwe affected international relations detrimentally. The Tribunal, however, held that the broadcast conveyed no clear message and that evidence that the broadcast affected relations with Zimbabwe or brought the Zimbabwean government or its leaders in disrepute, was absent. The SABC, however, undertook not to broadcast the video from 05:00-23:00, since they conceded that it was in questionable taste.