ANC Chief Whip welcomes passing of info bill by NCOP
- 01 Dec 2012 18:50 - Sapa
- The Office of the ANC Chief Whip has welcomed the approval of a report adopting the legislation for the Protection of State Information Bill.
Activists vow to take secrecy Bill to ConCourt
- 28 Nov 2012 20:37 - Sapa
- The Right2Know Campaign intends challenging the Protection of State Information Bill in the ConCourt should it be signed into law in its present form.
Secrecy Bill one step closer to becoming law
- 27 Nov 2012 17:37 - Andisiwe Makinana
- The parliamentary committee processing the Protection of Information Bill has finalised its work and adopted the final report.
Speak up before you are gagged
- 10 Feb 2012 13:02 - Glenda Daniels
- Public hearings on the secrecy Bill is your last chance to make your voice heard.
Grahamstown activist arrested for book theft
- 13 Jan 2012 17:11 - Faranaaz Parker
- Activists have accused police of assaulting and laying false charges against UPM's Ayanda Kota in retaliation for his anti-government stance.
Black Tuesday: Secrecy Bill passed in Parliament
- 22 Nov 2011 15:29 - Faranaaz Parker
- The National Assembly voted in the Protection of Information Bill on Tuesday with 229 votes.
Black Tuesday protesters decry secrecy Bill
- 22 Nov 2011 10:18 - Nickolaus Bauer
- Journalists, activists and citizens around SA have joined protests against the controversial secrecy Bill, which Parliament will vote on today.
Media to march against secrecy Bill vote
- 21 Nov 2011 15:38 - Staff Reporter
- Mass demonstrations against the Protection of Information Bill will be held today, as it is put to the vote in Parliament's National Assembly.
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.
Secrecy Bill 'not targeting the media', says Cwele
- 16 Nov 2011 18:49 - Staff Reporter
- State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele says the new secrecy Bill is not targeting the country's free press despite fears by critics.
Sanef welcomes possible Secrecy Bill amendments
- 09 Nov 2011 20:02 - Staff Reporter
- Sanef and the Right2Know campaign have welcomed the possible inclusion of a public interest defence in the Protection of State Information Bill.
Editorial: The sound of victory, for now
- 23 Sep 2011 10:19 - Staff Reporter
- The decision of the ANC to avert a vote on the Information Bill in the National Assembly represents a remarkable victory.
NEC members deny prompting halt of Secrecy Bill
- 23 Sep 2011 07:17 - Staff Reporter
- The ANC's NEC meeting was given an unscheduled presentation on the Information Bill shortly before it was unexpectedly withdraw earlier this week.
'Secrecy' Bill withdrawn ... for now
- 19 Sep 2011 16:48 - Staff Reporter
- A day before it was supposed to be debated on in Parliament, the Protection of Information Bill has been withdrawn for further discussion.
'Secrecy' Bill unsafe for democracy, says Sanef
- 17 Sep 2011 06:36 - Staff Reporter
- Sanef has again criticised the Protection of Information Bill, saying it was a threat to democracy and does not comply with constitutional freedom.
No public interest defence? 'Info Bill is anti-democratic'
- 31 Aug 2011 19:18 - Staff Reporter
- The ANC's refusal to allow a public interest defence in the Protection of Information Bill has been denounced as "anti-democratic".
Opposition parties fight clause in 'secrecy' Bill
- 31 Aug 2011 07:48 - Emsie Ferreira
- Opposition parties has urged the ANC to remove a provision from the "secrecy" Bill that allows intelligence spies to classify any part of their work.
Right2Know welcomes ANC's Info Bill concessions
- 25 Jun 2011 11:57 - Staff Reporter
- The Right2Know campaign welcomed the ANC's concessions on the Protection of Information Bill, the rights campaign said on Saturday.
