A complaint was lodged with the BCCSA by Suider Afrika Agri Inisiatief (SAAI) [hereinafter the Complainant] against a news broadcast by SABC News [hereinafter the Broadcaster] on YouTube on 11 February 2025 regarding the expropriation of a farm in 2018. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
Complaint about a news report that was allegedly unbalanced, biased, one-sided and incorrect in several instances. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
Complaint about a news report that was allegedly inaccurate, misinformed, and misrepresented. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
Complaint that an online news report was unbalanced, biased, one-sided and incorrect in several instances. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
Complaint that a current affairs discussion programme was unbalanced, biased, one-sided and incorrect in several instances. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
A broadcast showing community criticism of a communal property association which did not include comment by the association raises an issue as to breach of the code due to lack of balance. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
The Complainant lodged a complaint with the BCCSA concerning three broadcasts regarding Zimbabwe during which the Broadcaster allegedly did not either maintain balance in its reporting and/or interviewed experts who were not members of the Zimbabwe AntI-Sanctions Movement of which the Complainant is a member and which organisation is the experts on this topic. The [...]
The Tribunal upheld the Appellants’ complaint and imposed a fine of R 10 000 against the Respondent. The Appellants appealed the First Tribunal’s sanction including the BCCSA’s rule that Appeal Administrative Fees should be paid. The Appellants hold the view that despite imposing a R10 000 fine against the Respondent, the First Tribunal should have [...]
The gist of the complaint is that the news was not presented in a fair, truthful and accurate manner. It is further stated in the complaint that statements presented by the interviewers were factually incorrect and amounted to negligence. Lastly the Complainants are of the opinion that this matter was of public importance, but that [...]
Complaint that the Democratic Alliance was not afforded the opportunity to fairly present its opposing point of view to that of the president of the ANC in a programme in which controversial issues of public importance were discussed. The DA was invited onto a subsequent programme to present its views in a telephonic interview. The [...]