A complaint was lodged with the BCCSA against Cape Talk about a blatantly clear anti-semitic and anti Israel comment made by Lester Kiewit on his show on Thursday morning 6th November 2025. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
A complaint was lodged with the BCCSA against Cape Talk for broadcasting an alleged unverified, untrue and incorrect news insert twice on 8 October 2025 at 12h00 and 14h00. CLICK TO VIEW ADJUDICATION
A complaint regarding a lack of balance was made to the BCCSA pertaining to a discussion on the middle east and in particular the use of terms such as “genocidal Israel”. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
Complaint that alleged racist comments were made by presenter of a Breakfast Show on 2 and 6 June 2022. The show allegedly lacked balance and the comments were not based on facts. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
Complaint concerning alleged hate speech. CLICK TO VIEW FULL JUDGMENT
A complaint was received about the Harley Carnes US Report, which is broadcast most weekdays with Kieno Kammies on Cape Talk. The Complainant argued that the report was one-sided in the sense that it provided a “Republican” view of the administration of President Obama. He referred to four broadcasts. Held: Clause 11, the news clause, [...]
Two complainants complained about a remark made by the presenter of a breakfast show of the Respondent in which the belief in transubstantiation by Roman Catholics (where it is believed that when the bread and wine of the Eucharist have been consecrated, they become the body and blood of Jesus) is compared to the religious [...]
A complaint was received against 567 Cape Talk segment called “The Week that Wasn’t” where a guest presenter in a programme explicitly describes a bestiality scene from a DSTV programme called Kenny vs Spenny. The guest presenter explicitly describes the sexual scene to the listeners and he even adds his own words of encouragement for [...]
Mr Sheasby lodged a complaint with the Registrar in regard to what he described as dangerous advice given by a presenter on Cape Talk. The Tribunal was firstly of the view that given the time of the broadcast on a Saturday afternoon, a large number of children was likely to have been part of the [...]
A complaint was received about offending and upsetting graphic sex-related material aired in a Cape Talk midday news report on 4 August 2006. The Tribunal held that the news item in question was not so graphic as to require a listener advisory or warning. It was also taken into account that since the target audience [...]