Jane Duncan: Media change a stalled cause
Professor Jane Duncan (also a member of R2K) writes on media transformation in the New Age: Next week the industry representative body for the press, Print and Digital Media South Africa, will be holding...
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R2K calls for transformation of print ownership, staff & product
South Africa’s print media remains dominated by four major commercial companies that control over 80% of all circulation (with Media24/Naspers controlling 40% alone) and content and distribution remain highly skewed to the English speaking urban population....
Right2Know calls for withdrawal of ICASA Amendment Bill
The ICASA Amendment Bill tabled by the Minister of Communications in 2012 represents a threat to the independence for the telecommunications and broadcasting regulator. ICASA needs to systematically drive down telecommunication costs and create a broadcasting...
R2K Submission on the proposed ICASA Amendment Bill
The Right2Know campaign believes that the proposed ICASA Amendment Bill (Notice No 970, Government Gazette Vol 569 No 35901, 23 November 2012) should be withdrawn in its entirety, pending the outcome and recommendations of the...
Draft Vision for the Digital Broadcasting era
(this draft vision was draft vision for the digital broadcasting era that R2K will strive to debate, finalise and popularise) Draft Vision for the Digital Broadcasting era To ensure strong, public, citizen-orientated programming in the...
“Activists vow to take secrecy Bill to ConCourt”
This article below was published online by Mail&Guardian : “The secrecy Bill remains a threat to our democracy and we will continue our campaign to stop it,” the movement, which was born in opposition to the...
Memorandum to Parliament on the Cost of Communication
Right2Know submitted a memorandum to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications during their hearings into the cost of communications at the end of November 2012. In the memorandum we draw the connection between the right to exchange information and ideas, access to information – and the profiteering oc telecommunication companies that stands as a barrier...
Note from Parliament: Anonymously authored document circulated to mislead Parliament and the public it serves
The Ten Myths About Myths about the Secrecy Bill While R2K members were making their way to the NCOP gallery in preparation for today’s vote, we got hold of a copy of a ‘briefing’...
National Council of Provinces Pass Secrecy Bill
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Thursday passed the Protection of State Information Bill – or Secrecy Bill – in parliament. The results were 34 votes in favour of the bill, 16 against....
The NCOP Secrecy Bill still FAILS R2K’s 7-Point Freedom Test
On Thursday 29 November (tomorrow) the National Council of Provinces may vote to take the Secrecy Bill one step closer to becoming a Secrecy Law. After more than two years of intensive campaigning the...
