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Porn channel appeal application denied

An order to remit a decision on the licensing of three pay porn channels back to the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) was upheld in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday. Judge Lee Bozalek said he was correct in ruling that Icasa re-consider its decision to licence On[…]

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Judgment to be heard on porn channel case

Judgment in an application for leave to appeal a court ruling on the licensing of three porn pay channels is expected to be handed down by the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday. On Digital Media (ODM) wants permission to appeal Judge Lee Bozalek’s order that the Independent Communications Authority[…]

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Icasa announces call rate regulations

New call termination rates favouring smaller cellular operators were announced by the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) on Monday. “The Authority has maintained asymmetry for smaller operators and new entrants to facilitate competition in a market that has been determined to be uncompetitive,” committee chairwoman Nomvuyiso Batyi said in[…]

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Porn judgement expected in coming months

There has been strong opposition to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (Icasa) decision to allow the broadcasting of three pornographic channels on satellite broadcaster StarSat. The Western Cape High Court heard an application from three local NGO’s last week, who were seeking to have Icasa’s decision overruled. The[…]

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Porn channel judgement reserved

The Western Cape High Court on Thursday reserved judgment on whether the decision to license three porn pay channels should be reviewed. The Justice Alliance of SA (Jasa), Cause for Justice, and Doctors for Life had been arguing since Monday on why the Independent Communications Authority (Icasa) erred in licensing[…]

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Icasa porn case back in court

An application by the Justice Alliance of SA to overrule the decision by Icasa to allow the broadcasting of three pornographic channels on TV after 8pm will resume in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday. On Wednesday, Steven Budlender, for On Digital Media, said it was up to Parliament[…]

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‘Pornography destroying society’

Pornography hurts adults, children, couples, families, and the whole of society. So says Family Police Institute director Errol Naidoo, highlighting pornography’s destructive impact on communities. The activist was commenting on the licensing of three pornographic television channels by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) to StarSat. A group[…]

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