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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.

Cosatu: Secrecy Bill will create a ‘police state’

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.

Madonsela: Secrecy Bill will ‘bedevil’ investigations

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.

Bizos: Secrecy Bill ‘threatens values’ of Constitution

Veteran human rights lawyer George Bizos argued in a submission to Parliament that the secrecy Bill is unconstitutional on several counts.

Radebe announces study of ConCourt rulings

Radebe announces study of ConCourt rulings

Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said the government will commission a study on how ConCourt rulings have impacted on the law, the state and citizens.

Cope’s coalition talks ‘reason’ for Dexter’s defection

Cope’s coalition talks ‘reason’ for Dexter’s defection

Philip Dexter says his return to the ANC, three years after defecting, was due in part to the Cope’s quest for cooperation with the DA.

Public protector: What we need are ethical leaders

I won’t challenge info Bill, says public protector

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has refuted claims by the ANC that she threatened to investigate the Protection of State Information Bill.

Treasury scrambling to stem pension fraud

Treasury scrambling to stem pension fraud

Deputy Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said on Thursday treasury is still trying to stem abuse of the special pension fund for military veterans.

Arms deal probe empowered to go after SA’s top dogs

Arms deal probe empowered to go after SA’s top dogs

The commission of inquiry into the arms deal will have the power to subpoena witnesses, including members of the executive, says the justice minister.

Anger as Dalai Lama cancels trip to SA

SA’s foreign ministry came under fire after the Dalai Lama cancelled a trip on Tuesday because he was not granted a visa in time.

Government mum on Dalai Lama visa

The Dalai Lama has still not heard whether he will be granted a visa to visit South Africa for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s 80th birthday.

Blame Shiceka for delays — not me

Blame Shiceka for delays — not me, says Madonsela

The public protector says it is not her but Cooperative Governance Minister Sicelo Shiceka who is delaying the probe into his alleged misuse of funds.

Opposition parties fight clause in ‘secrecy’ Bill

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.

Info Bill a threat to media’s sources, says DA

Parties have accused the ANC of seeking to use clause 18 of the Protection of Information Bill to force journalists to reveal their sources.

ANC narrows scope of info Bill

The ANC on Monday made good on a promise to drastically restrict the application of the Protection of Information Bill