ADJUDICATION NO: 25/A/2022 – MPHAHLELE VS SABC RADIO 2000 – VIOLENCE
Complainant that a radio promo promoted violence against adults. CLICK TO VIEW FULL JUDGMENT
ADJUDICATION NO: 22/A/2022 – SCHALKWYK VS SABC RSG – HARMFUL TO CHILDREN
Complaint that book reading on radio contained “vulgar” language. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
ADJUDICATION NO: 19/A/2022 – SOBAHLANGULA HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATION VS SABC RADIO 2000 – HATE SPEECH AND COMMENT
Complainant alleges that the presenter promoted Gender Based Violence and hate speech. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
ADJUDICATION NO: 16/A/2022 – JANAKE VS SABC RSG – HARMFUL TO CHILDREN
Klagte dat radio-vervolgverhaal eksplisiete geweld en troumatiese ondervindings weergegee het gedurende ‘n tyd dat groot getalle kinders moontlik daaraan blootgestel kon wees. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
ADJUDICATION NO: 02/A/2022- NTOMBELA VS SAFM – BALANCE
Complaint about a comment on SAFM FM Radio Station with regards to the presenter’s opinion that child vaccination is not mandatory and that she has colleagues whose children have not been vaccinated and are fine. Clause 12 and 13 of the Code contravened. Complaint was upheld. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
ADJUDICATION NO: 37/A/2022 – NDLOVU VS SABC UKHOZI FM – RIGHT OF REPLY
Complainant is of the view that he should have been offered a right of reply. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
CASE NUMBER 03/2020 – THE NOVA PROPERTY GROUP VS SABC, RSG – COMMENT AND BALANCE
A complaint was lodged by the Nova Property Group against the broadcaster of the programme RSG Geldsake. This is a programme in which business and financial issues are being discussed. The presenter mentioned, inter alia, that a reportable irregularity was referred to the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors by the company’s auditors. This obviously [...]
ADJUDICATION NO: 30/A/2018 – MATABANE AND TSHIVHASE – HARMFUL TO CHILDREN
The complaint herein is that the Broadcaster, on the morning of 28 June 2019, at 6:35, broadcast material that constituted advocacy of hatred and was disturbing to children. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
ADJUDICATION NO: 23/A/2019 – MOKWA VS SABC-METRO FM – HARMFUL TO CHILDREN
Complaint that the broadcaster aired inappropriate language which was offensive to listeners and not suitable for children. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
CASE NUMBER: 19/2018 – MAHLOKO VS SABC – MOTSWEDING FM – DIGNITY
The complainant lodged a complaint against SABC Motsweding for questioning the validity of her matriculation certificate and broadcasting her identity number in support of the allegation that the certificate was not valid. The matter was settled amicably during the hearing when the complainant accepted the broadcaster’s proposal to read a sworn affidavit provided by the [...]