Opposition hopes for secrecy Bill court review
- 25 Apr 2013 19:19 - Sarah Evans
- Civil society and opposition groups cling to the hope that the controversial Protection of State Information Bill will go to the Constitutional Court.
ANC adopts final info Bill draft
- 27 Nov 2012 10:41 - Emsie Ferreira
- The ANC has adopted the final draft of the Protection of State Information Bill in the absence of opposition parties, who walked out.
ANC retracts some secrecy Bill concessions
- 11 Sep 2012 19:46 - Emsie Ferreira
- Opposition parties have accused the ANC of retracting concessions made in recent weeks on the espionage section of the secrecy Bill.
Latest secrecy Bill draft still clashes with Paia
- 05 Sep 2012 16:27 - Emsie Ferreira
- The Protection of State Information Bill has been rewritten to general relief, but the latest draft still makes for a messy clash of laws.
NCOP wants to avoid vote on secrecy Bill
- 24 Aug 2012 07:54 - Andisiwe Makinana
- The National Council of Provinces hopes for agreement among parties when it produces its final draft of the Protection of State Information Bill.
Privacy Bill no threat to bloggers
- 03 Aug 2012 09:37 - John Jeffery
- It is a pity that the media has not given much attention to the positive aspects of the Protection of Personal Information Bill, writes John Jeffery.
Another threat to journalism
- 27 Jul 2012 10:40 - Vinayak Bhardwaj & Stefaans Brümmer
- A proposed law threatens journalists who work outside the mainstream of print and TV, writes Vinayak Bhardwaj and Stefaans Brummer.
MPs' input on Secrecy Bill spurned
- 08 Jun 2012 00:01 - Kwanele Sosibo
- The state security department is standing firm on the public interest clause in the Protection of State Information Bill, writes Kwanele Sosibo.
Fear and hope now define the ANC
- 09 Mar 2012 00:00 - Nic Dawes
- The factionalism and divisions within the ruling party and how they play out will determine the relationship between the party and the electorate.
Info Bill resistance: Cosatu treads carefully
- 09 Mar 2012 00:00 - Andisiwe Makinana
- Cosatu has now backtracked on its strong opposition to the Info Bill and called for discussions.
Sadtu boss in hot water over info Bill
- 02 Dec 2011 15:52 - Staff Reporter
- Thobile Ntola, the president of Sadtu, criticised the info Bill publicly without debating it within the teachers' union, leaders say.
Why we were censored, and what we plan to do
- 18 Nov 2011 16:23 - Nic Dawes
- M&G editor-in-chief Nic Dawes explains why we blacked out the Mac Maharaj article and what our next steps will be to publish the story.
Secrecy Bill returns unchanged
- 18 Nov 2011 12:04 - Andisiwe Makinana
- The National Assembly is expected to pass the controversial Protection of State Information Bill next week.
Slideshow | The Mac Maharaj dossier
- 28 Nov 2011 09:45
- From struggle hero to a man at the centre of an alleged bribery scandal -- how did it all begin for presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj?
