CASE NUMBER: 22/2000 – AZANIAN PEOPLE’S ORGANISATION VS SABC3 – NEWS
News item on SABC3 TV News stating that President of AZAPO had not turned up at Freedom Day gathering held to have been incorrect by the BCCSA. CLICK TO VIEW FULL JUDGMENT
CASE NUMBER: 26/2000 – MARSDEN AND DL TEMPERLEY VS SABC3 – VIOLENCE
Domestic violence in episode of series found to have not been in contravention of the Broadcasting Code. Due presenter warning, age restriction of 13 plus "V" symbol for violence displayed. Programme also directed at adults and older teenagers. Information policy, however, emphasised. CLICK TO VIEW FULL JUDGMENT
CASE NUMBER: 27/2000 – WETMORE AND WETMORE VS SABC3 – SEX AND NUDITY
"Sex in the Mother City", a poorly produced pseudo-documentary with senseless showing of scenes of sado-masochism. Contravention of Code to have shown this programme. Substantially uncritical broadcasting of illegal trade, harmful to public morals. CLICK TO VIEW FULL JUDGMENT
CASE NUMBER: 28/2000 – ISLAMIC INFORMATION SERVICES (SA) VS SABC3 – NEWS
Complaint that news programme insert did not deal with religious marriages but only with traditional marriages. BCCSA holding that the focus was on the latter and that it was not intended to deal with religious marriages. The programme was, accordingly, balanced and fair. The second complaint that a focus on persons with a present or [...]
CASE NUMBER: 33/2000 – SULIMAN, DAWJEE & MEDIA REVIEW NETWORK VS SABC3 – BALANCE
Programmes on the "faces of Shari'a" found not to have contravened the Broadcasting Code. "Shari'a" not denigrated, judged as a whole. "War correspondents" having a particular role to play and to be judged within that perspective. Offer of Sudanese Government to SABC to visit their country so as to have an opportunity of obtaining their [...]
CASE NUMBER: 35/2000 – SLAVEN VS SABC3 – CHILDREN
Trailer including sexual innuendo in non explicit manner, not found to have been in contravention of Broadcasting Code. CLICK TO VIEW FULL JUDGMENT
CASE NUMBER: 36/2000 – LE ROUX & DAVIES VS SABC3 – NEWS
News bulletin showing how Philippine rebels being shot down. Question whether such footage is acceptable within Code of Conduct for Broadcasters. BCCSA holding that exceptional care should be taken before screening such material. However, in the circumstances, there was a warning beforehand and the shots were not at close range. Complaint dismissed. If the material [...]
CASE NUMBER: 38/2000 – GLIBBERY, OBEL, SWANEPOEL, DE KOCK & DE VAN ZYL VS SABC3 – HATE SPEECH
Footage shown of alleged police brutality. BCCSA holding that Broadcasting Code had not been transgressed. CLICK TO VIEW FULL JUDGMENT
CASE NUMBER: 02/99 – PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA VS SABC3 – UNFAIR COMMENT
Complaint by PAC that medium of archive scene of APLA cadres chanting “one Settler, one bullet”, illustrated a bias against the PAC. Held that in the sensitive pre-election climate, the combination of the scene with an opinion expressed that the PAC has a credibility problem, was unfair. CLICK TO VIEW FULL JUDGMENT [...]
CASE NUMBER: 05/99 – GOSS VS SABC3 – NEWS – DECEASED BODIES
The Commission held that unless exceptional reasons exist, a scantily clad, uncovered body of a dead person should not be shown as part of a newscast. This applies, for example, to cases where, after a murder etc. the body is being carried to an ambulance or a police vehicle. CLICK TO VIEW FULL JUDGMENT [...]