The embarrassment that is Europe now
- 25 Nov 2011 00:00 - Kevin Davie
- This has not been a great week to be South African as a once-proud liberation movement rushed into law a Secrecy Bill.
NPC has a new vision for SA judges
- 25 Nov 2011 00:00 - Staff Reporter
- Two recent events once again focus attention on the challenges facing the judiciary.
Secrecy Bill shows ANC's historic mission is over
- 25 Nov 2011 00:00 - Staff Reporter
- When the National Party government realised it was losing its grip on power, it became preoccupied with state security.
Secrecy is for skelms
- 25 Nov 2011 00:00 - Staff Reporter
- A culture of secrecy breeds duplicity, paranoia and violence, writes the president of South African PEN.
Goldblatt rejects honour in protest against Bill
- 25 Nov 2011 06:08 - Matthew Burbidge
- Photographer David Goldblatt says he won't accept a national order in protest against the passing of the Protection of State Information Bill.
Information Bill: Opponents ponder options
- 25 Nov 2011 05:57 - Andisiwe Makinana
- The secrecy Bill will not be amended to provide for a public interest defence when it passes through the National Council of Provinces, sources say.
Sanef pleased with ad hoc secrecy Bill committee
- 24 Nov 2011 20:46 - Staff Reporter
- Sanef has welcomed the decision of the National Council of Provinces to form an ad hoc committee on the Protection of State Information Bill.
Goldblatt's letter to Zuma
- 25 Nov 2011 00:00 - Staff Reporter
- Acclaimed photographs David Goldblatt has turned down a top SA award in protest of the secrecy Bill. Read his letter to Jacob Zuma.
National Council of Provinces sets up info Bill team
- 24 Nov 2011 15:13 - Staff Reporter
- The National Council of Provinces have established a committee to deal with the secrecy Bill, while Cosatu has called for amendments to the Bill.
Passing of secrecy Bill comes as no surprise
- 22 Nov 2011 19:58 - Staff Reporter
- Civic organisations say the passing of the secrecy Bill came as no surprise but they would continue to fight it at the National Council of Provinces.
The right side of hope
- 22 Nov 2011 06:13 - Verashni Pillay
- The controversy around Black Tuesday reminds Verashni Pillay why we do what we do.
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.
Maharaj 'barking up wrong tree' in charging journalists
- 21 Nov 2011 12:23 -
- News that Mac Maharaj's attorneys laid charges against the M&G and two of its journalists comes as a surprise, writes Pierre de Vos.
ANC chief whip lambasts 'Black Tuesday' campaign
- 21 Nov 2011 11:06 - Jenni Evans
- The ANC's chief whip says the National Press Club's Black Wednesday plan for this week's vote on the secrecy Bill are a senseless distortion of facts
Kasrils lends his voice to info Bill debate
- 18 Nov 2011 10:28 - Staff Reporter
- Former intelligence head Ronnie Kasrils has come out in support of Sanef who is threatening legal action against the secrecy Bill.
Sanef threatens to drag info Bill battle to court
- 17 Nov 2011 17:59 - Staff Reporter
- Sanef has threatened legal action if a public interest defence clause is left out the controversial Protection of State Information Bill.
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.
Debate on Info Bill delayed
- 14 Nov 2011 17:13 - Staff Reporter
- ANC MP Luwellyn Landers says the scheduled debate on the Protection of State Information Bill will be delayed by a week to next Wednesday.
Secrecy Bill bounces back
- 11 Nov 2011 01:05 - The Editorial
- If you have been watching the progress of the Protection of State Information Bill you may be suffering from symptoms of whiplash.
