The SABC was initially given until last Friday to respond to the complaints, but this was extended to Monday. After considering the SABC's written response Icasa stuck to its original decision that the complaint fell outside the ambit of Elections Regulations and Guidelines. The "election period" commences only from the day that an election date has been set.
In the light of the above, Icasa claimed that they only had to decide whether the SABC contravened the broadcasting legislation and/or its own code of conduct. After perusing the SABC's report the authority stated their satisfaction that there was no apparent or real contavention of the broadcasting legislation.
