Speak up on Internet censorship
This article below was published by itweb: By Paula Gilbert, ITWeb news journalist. Johannesburg, 7 Jul 2015 Time is running out for South Africans to comment on a proposed draft policy that could see widespread...
Category: R2K in the News
HIGH MOBILE COSTS ARE EXCLUDING POOR FROM NEW ECONOMY – R2K
This article below was published by htxt.africa: By ADAM OXFORD The high cost of mobile communications and internet access is holding back development in urban townships. Furthermore, confusion over the cost of voice and data communications is...
R2K acts against JMPD checklist
This article below was published by The Citizen: National 20.6.2015 07.00 am Zinhle Khumalo The Right2Know campaign (R2K) has accused the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) of acting unconstitutionally and not understanding the Regulation of...
When protesters have to teach police what the law says
This article below was published by GroundUp: 18 June 2015 – Bongani Xezwi OPINION: On Friday, R2K Gauteng is planning a protest at the gates of the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD). We did this after many...
Burgess grilled for inspector general post
This article below was published by M&G: 04 JUN 2015 06:39 THULANI GQIRANA: It was the turn of former ANC MP Cecil Burgess to be interviewed on Wednesday for the post of inspector general of...
Inspector general of intelligence interview turns sour
This article below was published by EWN: The R2K walked out of interviews to decide SA’s next inspector general of intelligence. Gaye Davis | about 19 hours ago CAPE TOWN – Lobby group the Right...
No more secrecy in new inspector general interviews
This article below was published by M&G: 04 JUN 2015 06:39 THULANI GQIRANA: Lobby groups succeeded in appeals to have interviews for the new inspector general of intelligence post to be open to the public....
Deadline for Zuma to release Marikana report
This article below was published by The Citizen: National 22.5.2015 02.50 pm Citizen Reporter The South African History Archive (SAHA), in consultation with the Marikana Support Campaign (MSC) and the Right2Know Campaign (R2K), submitted...
Surveillance of activists – media coverage
Yesterday R2K launched Big Brother Exposed – stories of activists who have been spied on and harassed by state intelligence. Below is a summary of news coverage. Download the report here. Watch footage of...
TV control system bad for poor: R2K
This article below was published by TechCentral: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 A control system in the boxes required for television watchers to switch from analogue to digital would force the poor to pay for access...
