ICASA are only hitting on this because it affects a cadre somewhere like SABC or Multichoice.
They do f-all of their other functions IMO.
No they are not. ICASA is obliged to administer and implement on behalf of South Africa, ALL the commitments South Africa has made in respect of the ITU Radio Regulations, nothing more and nothing less.
Part of that is to either test ALL radio devices for complying with the ITU radio regulations as well as our own regulations, OR, recognising tests done by labs in other countries, IF they are presented to ICASA for evaluation.
It has been an on going battle for many years to get Customs and DTI to synchronise their procedures to prevent the importation of products not complying with local standards.
In the past, it was "legal" to import anything you like but not use it. Now with all the ducks in a row, the importation of non-approved devices is being blocked at source.
A tough World when systems are put in place to force compliance with laws and regulations hey! :twisted:
See this post for links to some of the ICASA pages dealing with these matters.
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