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. [...]

The Complainant held the view that the continued broadcast of the programme despite the huge public uproar throughout the years constituted incitement to cause harm. The Respondent presented hate speech arguments and did not  focus on the impact of the continued broadcast. Despite having alluded to the corrective interventions the Respondent did not present the [...]

This complaint concerns the airing of an episode of “Huisgenoot Ware Lewensdramas” on 8 September 2025 at 18.00 on VIA (MultiChoice channel 147). Complaint that documentary programme allegedly contained inaccuracies; comments not fairly presented; programme lacked an opposing view and a right of reply not afforded. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION

The Complainant is of the view that Pastor Sheets’ utterances expressed during a talk show constituted a contravention of Clause 10.3 of the Code of Conduct. The complainant stated that the utterances were not bona fide and that the exemptions provided for in clause 11 of the Code do not apply to the discussion during [...]