The Film and Publication Board is likely to announce on Tuesday whether a book alleged to be homophobic and discriminatory will be banned.
The book The Pink Agenda: The Ruin of the Family was co-authored by Christine McCafferty and Peter Hammond.
The board confirmed that a decision would probably be made on Tuesday following a hearing on Friday in which the publisher, Christian Liberty Books, defended the book.
This follows a formal complaint by the Lesbian and Gay Equality Project (LGEP), which described the book on its website as "the worst example of homophobic hate speech ever published in South Africa".
McCafferty on Friday said the bid to ban the book was based on emotive hype and not on an objective and honest reading of the book.
"The (LGEP) article is full of untruths and emotive language. This attempt to censor the book however is typical of homosexual activism worldwide," she said.
The LGEP believes the book "vilifies homosexual people, damns us all to hell, and further makes out that we are inevitable carriers of disease with the potential for spreading such throughout society".
"We are opposed to censorship in general. We do not believe, however, that this book makes suitable reading for young minds that are still being formed. We believe it instils hatred and prejudice," it was quoted as saying. - Sapa