A complaint was lodged with the BCCSA against East Coast Radio for broadcasting a song containing an allegedly offensive word at 7.55 during the East Coast Breakfast show on 15 April at 7:00, and again on 20 April 2026 at 15:00. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
The complaints concern a broadcast episode of the reality programme Big Brother Mzansi Season 6, in which two participants, Thandeka and Ramona, directed remarks at a fellow housemate, Ilano, a transgender woman. During the broadcast, housemate Thandeka’s remarks were widely perceived as transphobic and dismissive of Ilano’s gender identity. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION [...]
A complaint was lodged with the BCCSA against MultiChoice/DSTV for broadcasting an interview with a government minister during a party political event without explaining the capacity in which the interviewee was speaking, which forms part of the material context. The broadcast was on 21 March 2026 during the NEWSFEED programme. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION [...]
A complaint was lodged with the BCCSA against R2000 - BIG BREAKFAST SHOW regarding a voice note broadcast on 15 April 2026 at 08:19, in which the complainant alleges that the content amounted to incitement of violence through references to looting and attacks on ATMS. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
A complaint was lodged with the BCCSA against MultiChoice Channel 157 for broadcasting an allegedly incorrect and misleading two-minute news filler entitled Zimoja Daily on 7 February 2026 at various times. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
A complaint was lodged with the BCCSA in respect The National Pulse on SAFM, hosted by Ashraf Garda on 26 February 2026. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
A complaint was lodged with the BCCSA against 702’s Breakfast Show with Bongani Bingwa that was broadcast on 2 March 2026 at 08.25. The Show allegedly did not comply with the BCCSA’s Code of Conduct and included a statement that contained blasphemy and hate speech based on religion. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
A complaint was lodged with the BCCSA against MultiChoice channel 171 for broadcasting an episode of American Monster that was allegedly inappropriate for children and without sufficient warnings on 13 February 2026 at 16:25. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
A complaint was lodged with the BCCSA against the broadcast of Zimoja Daily on Moja Love (Multichoice Channel 157). The complaint concerns an episode of Zimoja Daily broadcast on 5 February 2026 on Moja Love (Channel 157), in which the host of the programme made statements about Dr Martin Nsibirwa. The complainant submits that the [...]
APPEAL TRIBINAL - The first principle underlying the doctrine of precedent in our courts, namely uniformity between decisions of the higher and lower rungs of adjudication, is as important in the BCCSA adjudication hierarchy as it is in the formal court system. The second principle of equality, that of treating like cases alike, is too. [...]