A complaint was lodged with the BCCSA against 702. The Complainant, submits that the phrase is an inflammatory, delegitimising term whose primary historical function is to deny Israel’s recognised statehood and right to existence. The complainant contends that permitting a guest to repeatedly deploy this term without presenter challenge, contextualisation, or pushback violates the Free-to-Air [...]
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 Radio 702 for broadcasting an interview that allegedly depicted hate speech against Israel, portrayed incorrect facts (not opinions) and made no effort to obtain an opposing view. The impugned interview was broadcast on 1 February 2025 at 20.30 on the Bongani Bingwa Show. CLICK TO VIEW FULL [...]
During a phone in talk show, the aunt of a deceased child offered her report of the circumstances surrounding the child’s death which happened in the context of several reports of children being poisoned from food allegedly being purchased at spaza shops, some of which are foreign owned. The complainant alleges that, in sum, the [...]
The Broadcaster compared his interviewee’s situation to that of the Complainant in such a manner that the Complainant felt that the comparison was defamatory and an unfair attack on her name. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
That, the report issued by Patten and her UN Special Investigations Team which is said to confirm that there was evidence of conflict-related sexual violence [amongst other things] at the time the Palestinian ‘resistance fighters’ attacked the Israelites on the 7th of October 2023 – is false and incorrect. Additionally, the Complainant is of the [...]
A complaint was lodged with the BCCSA about the 702 Breakfast Show hosted by Bongani Bingwa. The Complainant found the comments referring to oil and an implied reference to masturbation and sexual encounters, to be highly inappropriate given children being driven to school at the time of the transmission. It was also found distasteful for [...]
A complaint was lodged with the BCCSA by the Complainant against 702. The broadcaster conducted an interview with a whistle blower during which interview the whistle blower referred to the Complainant. The Complainant is of the opinion that the whistle blower made statements regarding his conduct to which he should have been given the opportunity [...]
Complaint that a news item omitted important contextual information and contained inaccurate information. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
The Complainant alleges that Bongani Bingwa’s 702 breakfast show’s opening ‘slogan’ is inappropriate given the South African context. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION