[Submitted via press release]
M-Net Media Statement Carte Blanche appeals BCCSA judgment M-Net’s current affairs programme Carte Blanche respectfully disagrees with the ruling and imposed sanctions made by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) regarding an insert that investigated a power-saving product called the Electro Smart apparatus.
Therefore, Carte Blanche is appealing the BCCSA judgment.
The imposed sanction required Carte Blanche to broadcast the BCCSA ruling on either Sunday, 22 April 2012 or Sunday, 29 April 2012, but the Chairperson of the Tribunal has subsequently granted the Carte Blanche request to suspend the sanction.
Carte Blanche, renowned for its superb investigative journalism, has won more than 120 prestigious local and international awards for its in-depth stories. Being a respected consumer watchdog for South Africans, Carte Blanche prides itself on delivering accurate and honest content.