A program was aired on the state broadcaster’s SABC2 channel between 18h00 and 18h30. Violence was depicted showing a person being shot with significant blood loss. The complaint is of the view that the programme should have been broadcast later in the evening. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION

A complaint was lodged by the National Health Laboratory Service [hereinafter referred to as ‘the NHLS’] against the SABC, Cutting Edge programme [hereinafter referred to as ‘the Broadcaster’] with the BCCSA regarding the 12th of November 2024 broadcast of an investigatory documentary episode about the state of the NHLS, including the interdependent implications of the [...]

Complaint about an adult film containing offensive scenes of explicit sexual conduct and nudity that could be harmful to children, broadcast during family time before the watershed. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION

The Broadcaster failed to attain broadcast permission from the Matatiele and Mount Fletcher Chiefs before producing the female initiation documentary, thus infringing on the Basothos’ constitutional rights to human dignity, equality and freedom as per section 7 (1) of the Bill of Rights. Including those set out in section 7 (2) which state that; ‘the [...]

Explicit sexual content broadcast on Broken Society Show. CLICK TO VIEW FULL JUDGMENT  

A complaint was lodged with the BCCSA by King Edward High School against the SABC for a broadcast dated 2 July 2019 at 21:30 on SABC1. The broadcast was a programme called Cutting Edge. Cutting Edge is an investigative programme that depicts prevailing and current affairs in South Africa. The episode in contention was titled [...]

The Complainant, a well known public figure and a head Pastor of Allelluia Ministries, posted a YouTube video where he ‘suspiciously’ resurrected a man from the coffin. This so-called miracle attracted global controversy over dubious religious practices. SABC 2 took interest in the matter and made an investigative documentary, offering the Complainant reasonable opportunity to [...]

Material broadcast before the watershed period, considered harmful to children. It is the duty of the BCCSA Tribunal to protect children within the broadcasting environment and accordingly takes the latter duty with utmost high regard. With that duty in mind, the Tribunal is thus compelled to state that the respondent failed to exercise the necessary [...]

Material considered to be harmful to children.  The complainants allege that Generation – The Legacy has aired episodes with scenes featuring sex and nudity. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION  

A complaint about the broadcast of an episode of the soapie "Generations" was received.  The broadcast contained scenes of a sangoma performing rituals, including bloodletting and the draping of the mythological snake called mamlambo around the character Tshidi's neck. The scenes would be distressful for children. A viewer advisory of PG13 was broadcast on-screen.  It [...]