ANC accused of dictating views on info bill
The following article was published online by IOL News More than 800 people – including the public, NGOs, political party members and unions – filled the Rhoda Yende Hall in Sharpeville on Tuesday for...
Author: Bongani Khoza
NCOP Hearings under-deliver on promises of public engagement on Secrecy Bill: Tougher questioning needed
MEDIA RELEASE 12 February 2012, Johannesburg National Council of Provinces (NCOP) public hearings on the Secrecy Bill are currently under way around the country. In Gauteng, two hearings are scheduled for Tuesday 14 February,...
NCOP hearings: Key Questions on the Secrecy Bill
The NCOP hearings continue this week in Gauteng and KZN. Be sure to download this 3-page briefer, Key Questions on the Secrecy Bill (and share it widely)*. Here’s the updated (13 Feb) schedule on upcoming...
Speak up before you are gagged
The following article was published online by the Mail&Guardian. All concerned citizens should take part in the second and final phase of public participation hearings on the Protection of State Information or “secrecy”...
Parliament’s ‘bias’ stirs storm over secrecy Bill hearings
The following article was published on line by the Mail&Guardian Questions have been raised about whether the Parliamentary Communication Services (PCS) has been able to remain impartial in its reporting of the public hearings...
State, ANC won’t budge on info bill
The following article was published online by IOL News The government and the ANC are not about to give ground despite demands that a public interest defence clause be included in the Protection...
Why secrecy bill needs a public interest defence
GARY PIENAAR: Why secrecy bill needs a public interest defence ‘The bill shuts off the state security agencies from any kind of scrutiny or accountability to the public’ STATE Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele ,...
Right2Know statement on the Press Freedom Commission (PFC)
The Right2Know Campaign welcomes the Press Freedom Commission’s (PFC) ‘Listening to South Africa Campaign’ and their public hearings which begin today (Thursday 19 January) in Cape Town. This is a critical process aimed at...
R2K welcomes Secrecy Bill public hearings – but SA needs more time
The Right2Know campaign welcomes the NCOP’s move to host provincial public hearings on the Protection of State Information Bill (the Secrecy Bill) [minutes of the committee’s meeting here]. It is an encouraging sign that...
Right2Know Eastern Cape convener assaulted by police
The Right2Know Campaign is alarmed by the police brutality meted out against Ayanda Kota, convener and spokesperson for Right2Know Campaign in the Eastern Cape and Chairperson of the Grahamstown-based Unemployed People’s Movement (UPM). Yesterday...
