Addressing MPs following Mugabe’s historic resignation, Dirco dismissed social media rumours that the Mugabe family had applied for asylum in SA.
In a departure from its usual ‘quiet diplomacy’, the South African government has condemned the increased suppression of media freedom in Egypt.
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/ 14 November 2011
ANC MP Luwellyn Landers says the scheduled debate on the Protection of State Information Bill will be delayed by a week to next Wednesday.
The ANC has used its majority in a parliamentary committee to finalise the controversial information Bill, which critics vowed to challenge in court.
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/ 1 September 2011
The Right 2 Know campaign says the Protection of Information Bill remains a threat to freedom and transparency, and should be scrapped and redrafted.
The ANC’s refusal to allow a public interest defence in the Protection of Information Bill has been denounced as "anti-democratic".
The African National Congress has bowed to pressure on the Protection of Information Bill on Friday and promised major concessions.