ADJUDICATION NO: 01/A/2024 – SEKANO VS SABC2 – CHILDREN AND WATERSHED
Complaint that comedy show containing profanities was broadcast before the watershed at a time when young children could be exposed to it. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
CASE NUMBER: 09/2023, MAGALIES WATER BOARD VS SABC2 NEWS – COMMENT
The Complainant lodged a complaint because their response was not included in a broadcast which was considered to be of public importance. The Complainant was asked to comment on the issue but only submitted its response the day after the broadcast. As an issue of public importance was discussed the broadcaster should have mentioned that [...]
ADJUDICATION NO: 40/A/2022 – DR TSHIGOMANA & Mr MALEYA VS SABC2 – HATE SPEECH
That the Broadcaster be precluded from broadcasting material which judged within context advocates hatred against people of Muraleni village in Limpopo based on the portrayal that they practice witchcraft – as the latter is causing harm or has potential to cause harm to the villagers. CLICK TO VIEW FULL ADJUDICATION
CASE NUMBER: 02/2020 – THE CHINESE ASSOCIATION, GAUTENG (“TCA”) VS SABC2 – HATE SPEECH AND DIGNITY
This is a complaint about a scene in the Afrikaans soapie “7 de Laan” where young people acted out a game known as rock-paper-scissors and where the words “Ching-Chong-Cha” were chanted. We were informed by the complainant that these words were offensive to people of Chinese origin. The complaint was based on the hate speech [...]
CASE NUMBER: 13/2019 – SABC2 VS VAMVAKOS – BALANCE
This is a SABC appeal of Adjudication No: 21/A/2019 between Vamvakos vs SABC2, wherein the adjudicator found that the programme lacked an opposing point of view and was therefore unbalanced and one-sided. In the main, the SABC argument is that the documentary is made up of archived material and comments from people representing different civil [...]
CASE NUMBER: 07/2019 – PLANK 1ST APPLICANT KWAPE from MURPHY KWAPE MARITZ ATTORNEYS – APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL – BALANCE
This is an application for leave to appeal against the finding in Plank, Kwape, from Murphy Kwape Maritz Attorneys vs SABC2, Case 02/2019. In terms of the Procedure of the BCCSA, this application must be decided by the chairperson of the BCCSA. The grounds on which the application for leave to appeal were based were [...]
CASE NUMBER: 02/2019 – PLANK, KWAPE & MURPHY KWAPE MARITZ ATTORNEYS, RANDBURG vs SABC2 – BALANCE
This is a complaint that the Broadcaster contravened Clauses 12(1), 12(2) and 13(2) of the Code of Conduct in a programme called “Speak Out”. The Complainant averred that the facts were not true as Ms Mkhize paid R286 000.00 to Lancer Trading 1022 CC t/a Mobile Trailer Solutions and not to the first or second [...]
CASE NUMBER: 01/2019 – CHEMVULC AND VAN NIEKERK VS SABC 2 – RIGHT TO REPLY
This is a complaint that the Broadcaster contravened the clauses of the Code of Conduct relating to balance in a programme where controversial issues of public importance are discussed, relating to comment and to dignity in a programme called “Leihlo La Sechaba”. The Complainant averred that insufficient particulars of allegations against it were supplied as [...]
CASE NUMBER: 12/2018 – PROPHET BUSHIRI vs SABC – RIGHT TO REPLY
The complainant lodged two complaints against the respondent: The first relates to the conduct of the respondent’s presenter alleged to be biased, prejudicial, persecuting and/or very interrogative by the complainant; while the second one relates to failure by the respondent to afford the complainant the right to reply. In the first complaint, it was decided [...]
CASE NUMBER: 04/2016 – SMITH VS SABC – CHANNEL 404 – USE OF DEFAMATORY TERM
The word Boesman was used by a woman speaking in Xitsonga in an interview. The word was translated in the subtitles as Coloured. The SABC was simply trying to convey the meaning that the speaker intended in the subtitles. There was no violation of the code. CLICK TO VIEW FULL JUDGMENT