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M-Net fined for showing adult content during the day

M-Net fined for showing adult content during the day

29 Nov 2012 11:53 - Sapa
M-Net has been fined R20 000 for broadcasting a television show which contained adult conduct at a time when children were likely to be watching.

Long dong shocks DSTV viewers

26 Apr 2012 00:00 - Kwanele Sosibo
Does the length of a penis determine its appropriateness and age restriction? Well the BCCSA has chosen a side and they seem to think yes it does.

M-Net misses the mark in BCCSA ruling

19 Apr 2012 13:19 - Staff Reporter
M-Net has been found guilty of the misrepresentation of a power-saving device that it featured on its current affairs programme, Carte Blanche.
Three strikes, SABC may be out

Three strikes, SABC may be out

24 Jun 2011 00:00 - Matthew Burbidge
The SABC has lost yet another round in its campaign to avoid airing a scathing ruling against it by the BCCSA.

SABC's obduracy hurts its editorial credibility

17 Jun 2011 09:22 - Nic Dawes
The refusal of the SABC to abide by a ruling of the BCCSA in favour of the M&G is unprecedented, says Nic Dawes.

SABC goes to Icasa to fight ruling in M&G's favour

10 Jun 2011 11:50 - Deshnee Subramany
The SABC is appealing a ruling by the BCCSA in favour of the M&G all the way to communications authority Icasa.
SABC in last-ditch bid to overturn M&G ruling

SABC in last-ditch bid to overturn M&G ruling

07 Jun 2011 15:42 - Staff Reporter
The SABC will appeal to Icasa to overturn an order directing it to air on prime-time TV a correction of a report maligning M&G journalist Sam Sole.
SABC's desperate bid to be right

SABC's desperate bid to be right

07 Jun 2011 11:19 - Verashni Pillay
The SABC shows classic signs of insanity in refusing to play nice with the BCCSA, writes Verashni Pillay.
SABC thwarted in bid to appeal M&G ruling

SABC thwarted in bid to appeal M&G ruling

31 May 2011 16:56 - Staff Reporter
The SABC's quest to appeal a ruling against it has failed and it must now broadcast a summary of the judgment, which vindicates M&G reporter Sam Sole.

Be free with e: Late night Naked News to continue

10 May 2011 11:11 - Jenna Etheridge
A late-night news bulletin on e.tv that features nude presenters was not in contravention of broadcasting standards, the BCCSA said on Tuesday.

SABC made to eat humble pie after appeal bid fails

29 Apr 2011 00:00 - Lionel Faull
The BCCSA has dismissed an application by the SABC to appeal against an order that it correct an unfair report on an M&G journalist.
M&G vindicated by BCCSA ruling

M&G vindicated by BCCSA ruling

28 Apr 2011 12:35 - Staff Reporter
The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA (BCCSA) this week denied an appeal by SABC 3 against a finding that it contravened the broadcasting code.

SABC 3 appeal application denied

27 Apr 2011 06:38 - Staff Reporter
The BCCSA denied an appeal by SABC 3 concerning a broadcast in which businessman Robert Gumede alleged an M&G journalist took a bribe.
SABC told to air BCCSA ruling at prime time

SABC told to air BCCSA ruling at prime time

25 Mar 2011 09:44 - Verashni Pillay
The SABC must broadcast a stinging reprimand from the BCCSA on prime-time television for failing to give the M&G an adequate right of reply.

A matter of ethics

25 Mar 2011 00:00 - The Editorial
When the BCCSA ruled that the SABC had breached its code in reporting unsubstantiated allegations against the M&G, our reaction was delight.
Victory for M&G in Gumede complaint

Victory for M&G in Gumede complaint

23 Mar 2011 19:18 - Verashni Pillay
The BCCSA has upheld the M&G's complaint against the SABC regarding its broadcast of Robert Gumede's claims of corruption against Sam Sole.

SABC breached code in Gumede interview

04 Mar 2011 10:44 - Vuvu Vena
The BCCSA has reprimanded the SABC over an interview it flighted last year, in which John Sterenborg and Sam Sole were accused of corruption.

Sterenborg vs SABC

02 Mar 2011 18:21 - Vuvu Vena
The SABC has been reprimanded for contravening the broadcasting code regarding an interview with businessman John Sterenborg in November 2010.

M&G takes on SABC over Gumede report

11 Feb 2011 00:00 - Faranaaz Parker
The SABC and the M&G locked horns before the BCCSA about a broadcast in which Robert Gumede accused a reporter of corruption and racism.
Discontent over SABC content

Discontent over SABC content

11 Feb 2011 00:00 - Percy Zvomuya
In desperation, broadcaster abandons its mandate and imitates commercial stations.

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