R2K Whistleblowers 2014: Roberta Nation
“I believe that I have throughout my time at Opmed [the State Security Agency’s medical scheme] conducted myself with the utmost integrity and honesty, and my only failing was that I exposed fraud and...
Category: Security State & Intelligence
SEASON 3: Free Media, Free Minds
R2K and Cape Town Community TV have produced the third 13 episode talk show exploring aspects of the right to know. View the episodes here.
Spy Bill passed by National Assembly
Today the National Assembly adopted the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill, following a year of sporadic deliberations by the ad hoc committee. Initially tabled as a “merely technical” document, the Bill’s provisions would have...
R2K statement on the final draft of the ‘Spy Bill’
The Right2Know Campaign notes that the ‘General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill’ (the ‘Spy Bill’) has been finalised in the National Assembly committee and is all but ready for adoption. Despite concerns at the rushed...
R2K’s Secret State of the Nation report – with infographics
Introduction: Addressing SA’s climate of secrecy The R2K Secret State of the Nation report shows that 2013 will be a critical year for the right to know, with signs of increasing secrecy in our politics...
The GILAB (aka the Spy Bill) is back in Parliament – what you need to know
On Tuesday 12 February 2013, the Parliamentary committee dealing with the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (the so-called “Spy Bill”) starts work again, aiming to adopt the Bill by 20 March 2013. The Right2Know...
The Matthews Commission, the GILAB, and why we’re worried about SA’s spies
R2K has registered its concern about problematic provisions of the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (the “Spy Bill”) – especially drawing attention to provisions that relate to the mandate of the intelligence sector, and...
