NEWSWATCH: The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) has been busy...It has dismissed a complaint against 5FM presenter Gareth Cliff for calling a woman a "bitch", reports Channel24.com and also dismissed a complaint against SABC3 over "The Spear" issue, reports Times Live.
Channel24.com: Gareth Cliff cleared of 'bitch' charge... In its ruling, the BCCSA is reported to have described the word as being using in a "playful and melodramatic manner". Cliff? Melodramatic?
Times Live: SABC3 'Spear' reporting not inaccurate: BCCSA... SABC3 is in the news for getting it right... The BCCSA found in favour of SABC3 and dismissed a complaint by Thabo Motsoane.The BCCSA found that SABC3 did not say all South Africans had to delete the image.
