State, ANC won’t budge on info bill
The following article was published online by IOL News The government and the ANC are not about to give ground despite demands that a public interest defence clause be included in the Protection...
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Info Bill battle likely to predominate again
The following article was pubilished on line the IOL news Parliament looks set to kick off the new year in much the same manner as it ended the last – by managing a bitter...
R2K: outrage at the ANC’s handling of the Secrecy Bill
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....
Unjust desserts: Threat to ban reporter over ‘bad apple’ source
The article below was published online by the Mail&Guardian Parliament wants to ban a reporter who quoted a “bad apple” official about the government’s controversial secrecy Bill, The Times reported on Tuesday.The secretary to...
Outcry over ANC ‘hijack’ of information Bill
The article below was published online by the Mail & Guardian The introduction of an ANC committee to continue the public consultation process on the protection of information Bill undermines the legitimacy of...
Letter from R2K to Speaker of Parliament
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...
ANC won’t budge on info bill
The following article was published online by News24 Cape Town – Opposition parties urged the ANC on Tuesday to strike a provision from the protection of information bill that would allow intelligence agents to...
Info bill a threat to media sources: DA
The following article was published online by Times Live. Despite promising reports of discussions in the past few days, this report shows that the roller coaster approach to the Secrecy Bill conitues: Opposition parties...
ANC eases up on info bill prison sentences
The following article was published online by Times Live: The ANC has conceded that people who publish classified information that would “prejudice” the state should not be jailed for 20 years. The Protection of...
Relief for media on Info Bill
The following article was published online by The New Age: The ANC agreed on Tuesday to rewrite a clause in the Protection of Information Bill that had been deemed one of the biggest remaining...
