South Africa: Election coverage - fair or foul?

Two opposition parties have given a cautious thumbs-up to the public broadcaster's coverage of their March 1 municipal election campaigns so far, but the official opposition has cried foul. The Independent Democrats believe the party has been treated "very fairly" by the SABC so far. The Freedom Front Plus said the jury was still out on the SABC's commitment to equitable coverage. However, the Democratic Alliance protested on Tuesday that no mention was made on SABC 3's 7pm bulletin on Monday of a press conference held by its leader Tony Leon in Cape Town earlier in the day.