Something "seriously amiss" at SABC
There is something “seriously amiss” at SABC television, the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA said on Tuesday, after rapping the national broadcaster over the knuckles for again broadcasting adult material at a time of day when children were watching.
“We find that SABC2 and SABC3 contravened clause 21 of the Code of Conduct by broadcasting the promo of the film “Lord of the Rings” and the episode of “The Summit” respectively at times when children might have been part of the audience,” the commission said in a statement.
Its finding stems from an investigation of complaints lodged with the commission.
The BCCSA said the finding was aggravated by the fact that this was not the first time the SABC had been warned about adult material being broadcast at an inappropriate time. However, the commission stopped short of imposing fines on the two television stations.
“Although the broadcasters deserve heavy fines in the light of previous similar infringements, we have decided to accept [their] apologies and explanations as to why the transgressions had occurred again.
“We have decided to order a serious reprimand to both channels and we are now keeping [them to their] promise that similar transgressions will not occur at SABC television,” it said.
There had now been five infringements of clause 21 of the broadcasting code over the past year.
“These five infringements of the code in similar manner… are evidence of something being seriously amiss at SABC television,” the BCCSA said.
The complaint hearing was held on March 24.
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