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BCCSA: Boston bombing sounds acceptable

2013-05-31 14:22

Radio broadcasts featuring sound clips of the Boston Marathon bombings were neither explicit nor graphic, the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA has ruled.

Kaya FM fined R5 000 for 'coolie' slur

2013-05-27 13:14

Kaya FM has been fined R5 000 by the BCCSA for using the word "coolie" in its morning breakfast show, as a play on the name of the show's co-presenter Kuli Roberts.

DStv, Nat Geo in trouble over sex promos

2013-05-15 15:02

MultiChoice and the National Geographic Channel have been rapped over the knuckles by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa for promoting sexual content on DStv in the morning.

SABC2 fined R25k for repeat error

2013-04-08 13:24

SABC2 has been fined R25 000, must apologise and must give an organisation called Codisa the right of reply after rebroadcasting an old episode of consumer rights show Speak Out.

SABC3 cited for Eucharist cannibal claim

2012-12-20 11:02

An SABC3 programme likening the Christian Eucharist to cannibalism included a fundamental error, a tribunal of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission has found.

BCCSA to hear Jewish board’s complaint

2012-12-11 11:23

The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA will hear the merits of a 1998 hate speech complaint against a Muslim radio station, the SA Jewish Board of Deputies says.

'Jesus of the ANC' complaint dismissed

2012-11-09 12:02

The BCCSA has dismissed a complaint against TV channel Comedy Central for broadcasting a "Jesus of the ANC" skit portraying Jesus Christ as a thief.

BCCSA dismisses Carte Blanche appeal

2012-10-05 13:21

Carte Blanche has failed in its appeal of a ruling on a report the show aired about a power-saving device, the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa has said.

BCCSA: SABC3 reporting on Spear accurate

2012-07-31 14:13

A complaint that the SABC3 misled viewers when it reported that they had to delete all copies of the controversial painting "The Spear" has been dismissed by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA (BCCSA).

BCCSA dismisses 'blasphemous' joke claim

2012-07-05 10:34

The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa has dismissed a complaint that a joke by comedian Nik Rabinowitz was blasphemous.

Rape case: Audio footage breached code

2012-06-21 22:28

Audio footage broadcast of a teenage girl's gang rape contravened the Broadcasting Code, the BCCSA has ruled.

SABC2, 7de Laan blasted for suicide scene

2012-06-19 07:38
83 comments

SABC2 and 7de Laan have been found guilty of contravening the Broadcasting Code of Conduct due to the explicit portrayal of a suicide attempt.

DStv fined R10k for showing penis

2012-04-24 13:45
110 comments

The BCCSA has fined MultiChoice R10  000 for showing full frontal male nudity on a show with a PG13 age restriction.

MultiChoice admits to mafia gaffe

2012-04-13 11:51

MultiChoice have admitted to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa that they broadcast age-restricted shows about the mafia on the National Geographic channel during daytime.

e.tv to appeal Gaddafi footage ruling

2012-02-17 20:18

Broadcaster e.tv will appeal a fine imposed on it over the way it broadcast footage of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's violent death, says the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA.

Gareth Cliff responds to sexism claims

2011-09-12 14:34
161 comments

5FM DJ Gareth Cliff has responded to a complaint laid against him for reportedly making a sexist remark on his breakfast show.

MultiChoice fined for vampire movie

2011-07-20 15:53
84 comments

The BCCSA has fined Mutichoice after a horror movie with an 18VL age restriction was labelled as PG13 on DStv's electronic programme guide.

Naked News not degrading - BCCSA

2011-06-22 14:45

There is nothing degrading to women in e.tv's late night Naked News, the Broadcasting Complaints Commission has said.

Broadcaster guilty of sexist comments

2011-04-21 12:49

A Cape Town-based radio station has been found guilty of making sexist comments relating to cricketer Jacques Kallis.

Station fined over beastiality skit

2010-11-05 20:59

The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa has fined radio station 567 Cape Talk R10 000 over a comedy slot in which a presenter described a man having sex with a goat.

Debora Patta to apologise on-air

2010-07-06 19:37

E.tv has confirmed that 3rd Degree's Debora Patta will apologise for accusing Freedom Front Plus leader Chrisna de Kock of racism.

SABC promo gives kids nightmares

2010-04-01 09:09

The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA has rapped the SABC over the knuckles about a Lord of the Rings preview shown early in the morning.

 

e.tv Playboy nudity complaint dismissed

2013-05-30 10:44

Playboy Playmates, a TV programme aired after midnight on e.tv which features women's bare breasts, fell within the broadcasting code, the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa has ruled.

SABC 3 reprimanded over sex rating

2013-05-16 16:47

Public television channel SABC 3 has been reprimanded for not placing the proper age restriction on the soapie All My Children.

Radio report on rape unfair - BCCSA

2013-05-09 14:30

The SABC's Radio Sonder Grense (RSG) must acknowledge on air that a news item it broadcast contained insufficient detail, the BCCSA has ruled.

BCCSA clears Gareth Cliff of charges

2013-02-05 09:09

The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) has cleared radio presenter Gareth Cliff of a complaint that he made derogatory remarks about Muslims during his radio show.

Tribunal hears radio hate speech case

2012-12-11 17:40

An interview broadcast on a Muslim community radio station in 1998 incited a hatred of all Jews, the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA has heard.

M-Net sorry for massive movie mistakes

2012-11-29 11:10
82 comments

M-Net has apologised and accepted without reservation fines amounting to R40 000 after two movie blunders in which adult content was aired before the watershed.

Jacaranda FM fined for defamation

2012-11-08 15:01

Jacaranda FM has been fined R25 000 for defamatory comments after one of its presenters insinuated that a listener had criminal tendencies, the BCCSA has said.

Citizen complaint against 702 not upheld

2012-09-28 12:28

The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa has ruled in favour of Talk Radio 702 following a complaint against it by The Citizen newspaper, the commission says.

Stations fined over Leigh Matthews story

2012-07-13 19:07

Talk Radio 702 and 94.7 Highveld Stereo have each been fined R25 000 for defamation over a story on the kidnapping and murder of Johannesburg student Leigh Matthews.

Muslim radio station off the hook

2012-07-03 14:33

The Broadcasting Complaints Commission has found a Muslim radio station not guilty of hate speech during a religious broadcast.

Gomgatte complaint dismissed

2012-06-21 15:42

A defamation complaint against radio station Jacaranda 94.2FM has been dismissed, the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA (BCCSA) said.

Katy Perry song not harmful, says BCCSA

2012-06-12 11:52

The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa has refused to uphold an appeal against its earlier ruling, which found that a song by Katy Perry was not harmful to children.

Carte Blanche to fight BCCSA ruling

2012-04-20 07:37

Investigative magazine show Carte Blanche is appealing a ruling made by the BCCSA which ordered them to apologise regarding a certain insert broadcast last year.

Pay first, then appeal, e.tv told

2012-03-01 22:36

The appeal by e.tv against a fine over the way it broadcast Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's death will only proceed after it pays the cost of the process.

e.tv fined R35 000 for Gaddafi images

2012-02-02 22:49
116 comments

Television channel e.tv has been fined R35 000 for airing violent footage of the killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Gareth Cliff reported for sexist remark

2011-09-12 11:40
87 comments

The BCCSA has received a complaint against radio DJ Gareth Cliff after he reportedly made a sexist comment on his 5FM breakfast show.

BCCSA rejects City Press complaints

2011-06-27 17:36

Two radio stations did enough to rectify incorrect reports on the press ombudsman's ruling regarding complaints about City Press reports on corruption and tenders in Limpopo, says the BCCSA.

SABC to appeal M&G ruling again

2011-06-09 19:12

The SABC will make a third attempt at challenging a ruling that it broadcast an apology to the Mail & Guardian and reporter Sam Sole, it says.

Zuma 'loser' complaint dismissed

2011-01-18 11:06
124 comments

A viewer complaint against Justice Factor host Justice Malala calling President Jacob Zuma a "loser" has been dismissed by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA.

Debora Patta says sorry

2010-07-08 10:09

Debora Patta has apologised to a FF+ youth leader after she accused her of racism in her current affairs programme 3rd Degree.

AWB 'studio' debate cleared

2010-06-02 12:14

The BCC has ruled that the famous "don't touch me on my studio" debate on e.tv was not unfair to the AWB.

'Snuff film' complaint rejected

2009-08-27 22:04

A complaint about a documentary showing a guinea pig getting its throat slit has been rejected by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA.

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