Secrecy Bill U-turn ruined by bad drafting
Small changes to the wording of the concession on the public interest defence would fix defects on the Secrecy Bill, writes Stefaans Brmmer.
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Deadline moved for info Bill committee
The National Council of Provinces has extended the reporting deadline of its committee processing the Protection of State Information Bill to June 30.
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Secrecy Bill breakthrough as ANC agrees to major changes
The ANC has bowed to pressure on the Protection of State Information Bill, proposing much greater protection for journalists and whistle-blowers.
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Info Bill deadline may be postponed
The May 17 deadline for MPs to finalise the contentious Protection of State Information Bill may again be postponed.
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Don't silence a comrade who spoke his mind
The ANC Veterans' League has come out against the intended discliplinary action against ANC MP Ben Turok. Turok voted against the secrecy Bill.
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DJ Fresh and the cartoon scandal
Women abuse AND the secrecy Bill? DJ Fresh's hasty comments spell trouble, writes Verashni Pillay.
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Cosatu: Secrecy Bill will create a 'police state'
At the third day of public hearings on the secrecy Bill, Cosatu's Zwelinzima Vavi has warned the Bill would change South Africa into a security state.
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Madonsela: Secrecy Bill will 'bedevil' investigations
Public protector Thuli Madonsela has pleaded with parliamentarians to rethink aspects of the secrecy Bill, saying it would "severely" affect her work.
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Info Bill could've kept Cele scandal hidden, says lawyer
Media lawyer says info Bill could've meant jail for the journalists who reported on suspended police boss Bheki Cele's signing off a dodgy tender.
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Lockdown: Closing the research space
The secrecy Bill could exacerbate the dearth of university work in the security cluster arena.
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