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 […]
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StarSat takes porn fight to Supreme Court
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 […]
Porn on TV appeal denied: broadcasting must stop immediately
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 […]
Pray for TV porn appeal on Friday
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 […]
StarSat porn channel license review appeal
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 […]
Significant court victory in battle against TV porn
In what has been described as a “counter cultural victory”, the Western Cape High Court on Monday, November 3 reviewed and set aside the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (ICASA) decision to authorise the broadcasting by StarSat (formerly Top TV) of three pay-to-view pornographic channels on South African television, and […]
Pay-TV broadcaster ordered to stop screening porn
The Western Cape High Court today (Monday, November 3) ordered StarSat to stop broadcasting pornographic channels with immediate effect. Upholding an application by Justice Alliance for South Africa (JASA), Cause for Justice (CFJ) and Doctors for Life (DFL), Mr Justice Bozalek, struck down the licence granted by the Independent Communications Authority […]
‘Children’s rights should have trumped porn’
Originally published in Sowetan Live The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) failed to apply the law when it approved three pornographic channels, the Cape Town High Court heard on Monday (October 13). Last April StarSat, formerly known as Top TV, was given the go ahead by Icasa to […]
Judge re-convenes court on Monday in TV porn battle
Mr Justice Bozalek has ordered counsel back to court on Monday, October 13, to make further submissions in the TV pornography matter which was heard for four days in the Western Cape High Court from August 4 to 7 earlier this year. The matter before the court is an application […]
More than half US Christian men view pornography — new study
A new study has revealed that more than half of Christian men in America view pornography. In a survey by Proven Men Ministries (www.ProvenMen.org) and conducted by Barna Group among a nationally representative sample of 1 000 US adults nationwide, 54 percent of Church-going men and 15 percent of women […]