Ministry defends Info Bill
The following article was published online by Eyewitness News about a public debate featuring R2K’s Hennie Van Vuuren and the Ministry of State Security’s Dennis Dlomo among others. The State Security Ministry on Monday...
SA must ‘take ownership’ of democracy
The following article was published online in the Sunday Times: South Africans must “take ownership” of democracy and play a more “robust” role in making the country work, the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town,...
‘Stop secrecy bill before it is law’
The following article was published online by The New Age. A Civil society group has urged South Africans to close ranks and fight against the adoption of the Protection of Information Bill by Parliament....
‘Fear of young motivation for secrecy law’
The following article was published online by Business Live Fear of a growing class of young unemployed workers was probably government’s primary motivation behind the controversial Protection of Information Bill, also known as the “secrecy...
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...
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...
