Information Bill ‘not in SA’s interest’
The following article was published on line by the East Coast Radio. Critics of the widely debated Protection of Information Bill say they will continue to petition so that it is not signed into...
Author: Bongani Khoza
Battle against info bill intensifies
The following article was published online by news24 Cape Town – Rights campaigners on Thursday said they would ratchet up a campaign to prevent the ANC from ramming the current version of the...
Activists mobilise as ANC rolls back Info Bill progress
The following article was published in the Mail & Guardian Rights campaigners on Thursday said they would mobilise poor communities in a revived campaign to prevent the ANC from ramming the Protection of Information...
Fast and furious on the Secrecy Bill
The following article was published in The Daily Maverick The ANC’s fast and furious parliamentary deliberation over the Info Bill, going through the motionsIn the face of sustained opposition to the Protection of Information...
ANC poised to press on with secrecy bill
The following article was published in the Times Live ‘If there is no consensus we will vote .’ Less than a week after the local government elections, the ANC has already dusted off the...
ANC in new bid to ram through ‘secrecy bill’
The following article was published in the Business Day. Ruling party drops consensus approach on secrecy law criticised as gagging media, looking instead to use heavy handed approach CAPE TOWN — The African National...
Info Bill’s ‘chaotic’ passage through Parliament
The following article was published in the Mail & Guardian Acrimony erupted over the Protection of Information Bill on Tuesday as the ANC began voting on its proposals for the contentious draft law,...
Info bill meeting postponed due to bickering
The following article was published by the Eyewitness News Chairperson of the AD HOC Committee on the protection of information bill Cecil Burgess said they hope to finalise the legislation before the 24...
Right2Know activists demand more access to information
The following article was published in the Cape Times. Despite the rain, 40 Right2Know protesters gathered outside the Civic Centre yesterday to demand access to information from local and national governments. Community organisers from the...
Rally to demand INFO ACCESS NOW!
On Tuesday 24 May 2011, while our parliamentarians meet to finalise the Secrecy Bill, community organisations that are part of the Right2Know campaign will gather in Cape Town to demand access to information from...
