Latest Judgments
CASE NUMBER: 15/2019 – CITY OF CAPE TOWN VS M-NET CARTE BLANCHE – BALANCE
After viewing the Respondent’s segment about the Sandvlei Community’s concern regarding the spillage of raw sewage into the Kuils River by the Zandvliet Water Treatment Works managed by the Complainant - including going through all [...]
CASE NUMBER: 14/2019 – eNCA VS STRYDOM AND TAYLOR – COMMENT
The Appellant was granted leave to appeal against the finding of the Commissioner under adjudication number 20A/2019. The initial complaint was based on a news broadcast that was aired on the 17th of April 2019 [...]
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
CASE NUMBER: 10/2019 – FIRSTRAND FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS SABC3 – RIGHT TO REPLY
A complaint was lodged with the registrar of the BCCSA against the Respondent for its broadcast of 10 March 2019. The broadcast pertained to allegations of racism against black people in the context of credit granting [...]
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, [...]
CASE NUMBER: 09/2019 – PASTOR LUKAU & ALLELUIA MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL VS SABC1 – CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
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 [...]
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 NO: 11/2019 – REDISA VS M-NET (CARTE BLANCHE)
CHAIRPERSON’S RULING ON WHETHER COMPLAINANT MAY PROCEED WITH COMPLAINT CLICK TO VIEW FULL JUDGMENT
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 [...]
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 [...]