A complaint was lodged about a discussion on gentle parenting and child discipline that the complainant alleged amounted to the sanctioning and promotion of violence against children by portraying physical punishment as an appropriate and effective means of discipline. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
Complaint was lodged against a Power FM interview conducted by Koena Moabelo broadcast on the 28th of April. The complainant is of the view that: “By dismissing my contribution on ethnic grounds and refusing engagement, the broadcast amounted to advocacy of hatred based on ethnicity which denigrates and excludes a caller, and constitutes incitement to [...]
Complaint that 94.7 radio broadcast a segment containing very graphic violent description. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
The complaint concerns the daily closing phrase or "tagline" used by on-air personality Lelo Mzaca on Radio 2000’s morning programme, The Big Breakfast Show. The Complainant, submits that the presenter habitually signposts the end of the show with the expression "Ya Gripa" every weekday. The complainant contends that this phrase is a well-known South African [...]
Complaint that a promo aired on Ukhozi FM used the religious term “Our Father” in a derogatory or disrespectful manner. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
Complainant is of the view that the news report was unbalance and misleading. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
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