Kader Asmal: scrap the Bill!
Earlier this month, we got mail from Professor Kader Asmal, a long-time friend of the Right2Know campaign and one of the (at last count) nearly 19,000 individuals who have joined the R2K by endorsing...
Category: Secrecy Bill
Should the Bill be split into two laws?
Below is a briefing paper on the Protection of Information Bill, prepared for the Nelson Mandela Foundation, released on 17 June 2011. The briefing raises questions over whether “emergency surgery” on the Bill can...
Presentations from public meeting held on June 7
7 June 2011 The presentations from the speakers at the public meeting held on 7 June 2011 at the IDASA centre: Imam Abdul Rashied Omar: How close is the POIB to meeting R2K’s...
Protection of Information Bill, 27 May 2011
The 27 May version of the Protection of Information Bill can be found at http://www.pmg.org.za/report/20110527-protection-information-bill-deliberations-clauses-13-19.
Protection of Information Bill, 18 and 19 January 2011
The working documents for the Protection of Information Bill, as well as how it affects the Promotion of Access to Information Act, can be found at http://www.pmg.org.za/report/20110118-protection-information-bill-b6-2010-continuation-deliberations.
Protection of Information Bill, 4 November 2010
The 4 November version of the Secrecy Bill, as well as submissions by the ACDP, ANC and IFP can be found at http://www.pmg.org.za/report/20101104-deliberations-protection-information-bill-b6-2010-clause-clause.
R2K Gauteng coalition meeting, 8 June 2011
R2K Gauteng coalition meeting, 8 June 2011 The former Minister of Intelligence, Ronnie Kasrils, COSATU; SAMWU, FEDUSA, TAC/Section 27, the Council for the Advancement of the Constitution (CASAC), the Helen Suzman Foundation, the Muslim...
DLF rejects Secrecy Bill and Media Tribunal
The following is a press statement from the Democratic Left Front: The Democratic Left Front (DLF – www.democraticleftza.net) notes the recent concessions made by the African National Congress’s (ANC) on the Protection of Information...
Letter Of Support From Ronnie Kasrils
Even at this late stage, one would remind our legislators of the adage, “more haste less speed.” The rush to complete the Protection of Information Bill by the parliamentary committee is worrying and will...
Comparison of 2008 and 2010 POIB draft
Professor Iain Currie put together a document that compares how the 2010 draft of the POI Bill differs from the 2008 draft that was withdrawn from Parliament to be rewritten.
