A complaint was lodged with the BCCSA against the KykNET en Kie programme “Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap” broadcast on the 21st of July. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION

A complaint was lodged with the BCCSA against Multichoice, Channel 101, regarding a Carte Blanche programme that was broadcast on 17 May 2026. The programme investigated allegations of misconduct against the Chairperson of the South African Board of Sheriffs. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION

A complaint was lodged with the BCCSA against the programme Fake Pastors broadcast on Multichoice Channel 157 (Moja Love) on the 10th of May.  The complainant is of the view that his privacy and reputation were not respected and that the programme incited hate speech based on gender. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION

Complainant is of the view that the news report was unbalance and misleading. 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 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 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. [...]