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 ,...
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...
The Right2Know campaign welcomes announcements from Cosatu and opposition parties that they are exploring legal action to oppose the Protection of State Information Bill (the Secrecy Bill) should it be passed into law in...
In his speech to the National Assembly on Wednesday, Minister of State Security Siyabonga Cwele reassures us that the Protection of State Information Bill (the Secrecy Bill) is now constitutional. However, we have not...
South Africans should be outraged at the ANC’s disingenuous move to bring the Secrecy Bill back to National Assembly for further deliberations as confirmed by the Office of the ANC Chief Whip last week....
R2K and Cape Town Community TV produce 13 episode talk show exploring aspects of the right to know. View the shows here.
Hundreds of people representing communities of Durban and surrounding area are joining under the banner of the Right2Know campaign, to speak out against secrecy at a march this Saturday. On 5 November, gathering at...
The following letter was sent by the Right2Know campaign on 29 September to Hon. Max Sisulu, MP, Speaker of the National Assembly. Sir, We refer to the above matter and the statement issued by...
The Right2Know Campaign applauds the 11th-hour decision to delay a Parliamentary vote on the Secrecy Bill for “further consultations and debates” — in the wake of a mass march on Parliament. This represents a...
Last night Avaaz.org sent out the following message in support of efforts to mobilise people to stop the Secrecy Bill. We’re told that over 12,500 people had forwarded messages to the chief whips of...
