Date for final info bill debate set
The following article was publeshed online by the Eyewitness News The final Parliamentary debate and vote on the protection of information bill has been set down for Tuesday 20 September. While MPs prepare to...
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Pressure mounts on MPs to finalise ‘secrecy bill’
The following article was published in the BussinessDay MPs will lose considerable working time because Parliament rises for its spring recess a week before the deadline for completion CAPE TOWN — Pressure is...
MPs deadlock again on info bill
The following article was published online by Times Live: Parliament’s committee on the Protection of Information Bill has deadlocked on proposed 25-year jail terms for “hostile activity” against the republic. State law adviser Carin...
Info Bill will impact on civil society
The following interview was published online by Greater Goods SA: The Protection of Information Bill has filled kilometres of space in South African newspapers. But the debate surrounding the Bill is often presented as...
Secrecy bill concessions fail to protect basic freedoms
The following article was published online by Sowetan Live Parliament resumes its deliberations on the Protection of Information Bill today, with pressure on the ruling party to go beyond concessions promised last month when...
Cape Times editorial on the Secrecy Bill
The following article was published online by The Mercury The protracted deliberations on the Protection of Information Bill resumed in Parliament this week, with the ANC showing a willingness to consider additional changes to...
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...
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...
R2K Update from Parliament
The following is an update from today’s Parliamentary meetings about the Secrecy Bill: During today’s meeting in Parliament regarding the Secrecy Bill, MP’s discussed in detail the proposed review panel that would be in...
