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Originally published in Times Live Porn addicts are at high risk of sexually abusing children, including their own. This is according to research by Dr Antoinette Basson, of Unisa’s youth research unit, who interviewed convicted child-sex offenders in prisons in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape. The study, which focused on […]
Human Life International is hosting the “Protect our Families in South Africa Pro-life and Family Conference” at St John’s Church, Maitland, Cape Town from Thursday, May 28 to Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Topics that will be addressed include crisis pregnancy and abortion, birth control, African pro-life policy, euthanasia, human trafficking, […]
Originally published in Dispatch Live Digital satellite TV broadcaster StarSat got more than just a telling off by the broadcasting watchdog for continuing to show pornographic content after a court order forbade it to. The company was fined R25 000 by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) for […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed with costs an application by On Digital Media Media (ODM) for leave to appeal against a Western Cape High Court order preventing it from broadcasting hardcore pornography channels on its StarSat (formerly TopTV) pay-TV service. Justice Alliance of South Africa (JASA), supported by […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A Florida pastor who’s set to make her debut as one of three “sexperts” on a racy and already controversial TV show called “Sex Box” premiering on WE tv Friday in which a mix of gay, straight, married and unmarried couples have live sex in […]
Movie glamourises sexual violence and domestic abuse [notice]By Dawn Glass, Executive Director of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation with South Africa-specific content added by Taryn Hodgson of Africa Christian Action[/notice] Ster Kinekor in South Africa is promoting the soon-to-be-released Fifty Shades of Grey film as “the hottest cinema experience this Valentine’s […]
Originally published in IT Web Pay-TV service provider StarSat has taken its fight to broadcast adult content to the Supreme Court of Appeal, after the Western Cape High Court last year ruled the country’s communications regulator had erred in allowing the broadcaster to air hardcore porn channels. The broadcaster submitted […]
Shortly after 10 am today, in the Western Cape High Court, Mr Justice Bozalek, dismissed an application by the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) and On Digital Media (ODM) for leave to appeal his ruling on the licensing of three porn pay channels. He ruled that he correctly ordered last […]
On Friday, December 5, Judge Lee Bozalek will hear arguments from TopTV/StarSat and ICASA in their appeal against his ruling that cancelled the license to broadcast hardcore porn on South African TV. The Justice Alliance of South Africa (JASA), Doctors For Life and Cause For Justice will oppose the appeal at […]
Originally published in mybroadband An application for leave to appeal a court ruling on the licensing of three porn pay channels will be heard in the Western Cape High Court next month. The application by On Digital Media (ODM) will be heard by Judge Lee Bozalek on December 5. At […]