MPs acting oddly? They could be reading the secrecy Bill
Reading the transcript of the parliamentary debate about the secrecy Bill has Sarah Evans wondering about the health of our parliamentarians.
Reading the transcript of the parliamentary debate about the secrecy Bill has Sarah Evans wondering about the health of our parliamentarians.
A report sent to Parliament has outlined glitches and discrepancies that occurred during the voting process on the secrecy Bill.
Despite positive changes to the Protection of State Information Bill, a "culture of secrecy" in the South African public service still poses a threat.
Civil society and opposition groups cling to the hope that the controversial Protection of State Information Bill will go to the Constitutional Court.
ANC chief whip Mathole Motshekga was wrongfully recorded as voting against the Protection of State Information Bill, says the party.
The Protection of State Information Bill has been passed in the National Assembly by an overwhelming majority.
ANC MP Ben Turok says he will vote in favour of the adoption of the secrecy Bill "on the basis of press reports and discussions with colleagues".
The amended Protection of State Information Bill looks set to be debated by the National Assembly on Thursday.
The widely welcomed amendments to the secrecy Bill have been unanimously approved by the members of the ad hoc committee finalising the draft Bill.
The Protection of State Information Bill could become law as early as June as the ad hoc committee has been given until June 20 to finish its work.
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The Office of the ANC Chief Whip has welcomed the approval of a report adopting the legislation for the Protection of State Information Bill.
The National Council of Provinces gave its stamp of approval to the Protection of State Information Bill when it adopted the final draft.
The ANC has pushed the final admendments to the Protection of State Information Bill through the National Council of Provinces, despite protests.
The Right2Know Campaign intends challenging the Protection of State Information Bill in the ConCourt should it be signed into law in its present form.
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Experts agree that if the secrecy Bill is enacted into law, either opposition parties or the public will contest the law at the Constitutional Court.
The parliamentary committee processing the Protection of Information Bill has finalised its work and adopted the final report.
The ANC has adopted the final draft of the Protection of State Information Bill in the absence of opposition parties, who walked out.