The SABC News department has had more shame heaped upon it by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) in a judgement that found it had been unfair to and broadcast ‘untruths’ about investigative journalist Sam Sole.
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SABC News “unprofessional”, “reckless” and “duplicitous” – BCCSA
SABC News has been shown to have sunk to a new low. The Broadcast Complaints Commission (BCCSA) has found that the SABC was “unprofessional and actually reckless”, as well as “duplicitous” and deceptive, in its broadcast of allegations by controversial businessman Robert Gumede that investigative journalist Sam Sole was ‘bribed’ with a R900 air ticket by John Sterenborg, a former business partner of Gumede, to investigate him.
BCCSA upholds “Justice Factor” right to editorial comment
The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) has upheld the right to editorial comment of ‘The Justice Factor,’ a weekly political talk and current affairs show hosted by Justice Malala and broadcast on the eNews Channel.
BCCSA fines M-Net over promo, rules on use of “moffie”
M-Net has been fined with R5000 for contravening the Broadcasting Complaints Commission’s Code of Conduct for Subscription Broadcasting. M-Net had scheduled a promo for its Horror Festival that contained scenes from several horror titles which was scheduled across all the M-Net channels to coincide with Halloween.
Kenny vs. Spenny lands another broadcaster in trouble
The adventures of Canadian comedic duo Kenny and Spenny with a rather unfortunate goat has landed a second South African broadcaster in hot water with the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA).
Satire wasted on BCCSA, Vlismas ruling shows
Right on the heels of a judgement that would potentially complicate South Africa’s television content rating system by adding additional warnings to shows containing strong language (traditionally and recognisably marked with an L), the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) has now taken up the mighty task of establishing the “bounds of humour” in a ruling that effectively finds stand-up comedian John Vlismas guilty of hate speech.
BCCSA ruling could complicate content rating system
The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa’s (BCCSA) recent ruling, that recommends strong language with a sexual inference be rated with an S alongside the traditional L rating, would complicate South Africa’s television content rating system if implemented.