As part of a news programme the SAFM broadcast relevant parts of a song which, on its own has been found to amount to the advocacy of hatred based on race. The SABC, in the present matter, however, included relevant aspects of the song in a news programme. It did not go further than what [...]

A complaint was received about the use of the word “befok”, as read by a presenter from a note received from a member of the public at more or less 08:30 on a Saturday morning. Within context it referred to the “crazy” price asked for a Bafana Bafana football jersey. An Adjudicator of the Commission [...]

Complaint about segment containing alleged hate speech against Scientology as a religion and in particular, its usage of the “e-meter”. Complainant is concerned that Scientology has been negatively stereotyped and programmes like “Kim’s Corner” perpetuate this false information about Scientology as a religion. Judged within context, it is clear that the comments were aimed at [...]

Appeal against a BCCSA Adjudication that a Kwaito song containing the word kaffir amounted to grossly offensive language that was broadcast during a time when large numbers of children are likely to be part of the audience (Clause 27 of the Broadcasting Code).  The Appeal Tribunal of the opinion that when tested objectively according to [...]

This is an appeal against a BCCSA Adjudication. The adjudicator found that the suggestive sexual language might lead listeners to indulge in similar behaviour and that the broadcaster went too far with this song and thus contravened the Code. The adjudicator ordered the broadcaster to broadcast the song after the watershed. At issue here is [...]

This complaint comprises a stunt by the Respondent’s presenter of a breakfast show to attract more listeners to his programme.  In the broadcast reference was made to a placard being shown on a street corner in Cape Town on which it is stated that “104.9 to move to 96.2”, the intention being to send the [...]

Two complaints were received regarding serialized broadcasts from the book Shirley, Goodness and Mercy by Chris van Wyk on 12 November 2007 and 10 December 2007 on SAFM. The first complaint was made by a complainant who does not wish her identity to be disclosed and can therefore not be considered. The second complaint, which [...]

The Registrar of the Commission received a complaint from a listener concerning a broadcast in which a complaint of his against a hospital in Durban was dealt with by a presenter who broadcast his complaint and also that of the hospital. His complaint was that he should have been granted an opportunity to have taken [...]

The core question in this case is whether the privacy of a listener is invaded upon when he or she is phoned by a broadcaster and the conversation is recorded and only Broadcast at a later stage in such a manner that the persons involved are not identifiable by listeners, the identifiable feature having been [...]

A complaint was lodged about the use by the broadcaster of the term “carpet muncher” when discussing who the ugliest pop star was.  When name of a celebrity who is known to be a lesbian was mentioned, the presenter referred to her as a “carpet muncher”.  The broadcast of this term caused the complainant to [...]