Cosatu credited for secrecy bill u-turn
The following article was published online by Times Live. The Protection of Information Bill was written with the aim of creating a security state, and Cosatu should be credited for forcing the ANC to...
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How community activism defended democracy and people’s right to know
The article below was publishe online by The Media On Line The ad hoc committee on the Protection of Information Bill resumed deliberations on Monday with a noticeably different demeanour to that of previous...
Give us housing delivery data or else, city is warned
The following article was published in the Cape Times of 6th July 2011. The Right2Know campaign is threatening further action against the City of Cape Town if it has not provided all the information requested...
The Inside/Outside Strategy of Cosatu – It May Just Save Us All
This article was published on line by allAfrica.com The Inside/Outside Strategy of Cosatu – It May Just Save Us All There may be some scepticism about COSATU’s noise on corruption and its criticism of...
Paranoia and secrecy in local govt
Right2Know Statement: It has been brought to the Right2Know campaign’s attention that members of a legislature task team have been told to sign a non-disclosure agreement relating to their investigation of alleged misuse of...
Paranoia and secrecy reign supreme in local government
It has been brought to the Right2Know campaign’s attention that members of a legislature task team have been told to sign a non-disclosure agreement relating to their investigation of alleged misuse of public funds. ...
Three out of five ain’t bad but..
The following article was published online at ScreenAfrica.com Three out of five ain’t bad but…All in all, not too bad a week for the South African media industry. Firstly, the ruling ANC party announced...
A campaign of reasonable men
The following article was published online by Times Live With so many words written about the perils of the Protection of Information Bill, it is only fair that I should add my congratulations to...
Back-down is a victory for South Africa
The following article was published in the Leadership magazine Some distinctive victories are encapsulated in the decision by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to revise and water-down the controversial Protection of Information Bill. However...
Right2Know welcomes ANC’s Info Bill concessions
The following article was published online by Mail&Guardian The Right2Know campaign welcomed the ANC’s concessions on the Protection of Information Bill, the rights campaign said on Saturday. The African National Congress’s concessions on Friday...
