Review panel ‘temporary victory’
The following article was published online by Sowetan The Protection of Information Bill was back in the spotlight in Parliament yesterday, with the focus on a new panel that will have the power to...
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MPs get back to work on info bill
The following article was published in Times Live. Parliament resumes its deliberations on the Protection of Information Bill today, with pressure on the ANC to go beyond the concessions it promised last month in...
MPs get back to work on info bill
The following article was published in Times Live. Parliament resumes its deliberations on the Protection of Information Bill today, with pressure on the ANC to go beyond the concessions it promised last month in...
Defence force’s veil of secrecy: a threat to SA democracy
The following article was published online by The Daily Maverick. The primary mandate of the ministry of defence is to protect and defend the republic and its people. But when the military becomes a...
Statement by Rhodes University on Protection of Information Bill
The following is a statement issued by the Senate and Council of Rhodes University. Rhodes University welcomes proposed changes to Protection of Information Bill, but Bill is still a threat to academic freedom. Issued...
Cosatu credited for secrecy bill u-turn
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 rethink it, the Right 2 Know Campaign said “There...
Crucial to wellbeing of SA’s democracy
The following article was published online by Business Day. Ebrahim Harvey argues why, despite recent concessions made by the ANC, the secrecy bill remains a threat to South African civil society. The ruling African National...
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...
