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Promotion Of Access To Information Act

Digital trust at risk: Are municipalities able to protect our personal data?
Thought Leader
/ 28 May 2025

Digital trust at risk: Are municipalities able to protect our personal data?

Residents deserve to know that the information shared with their municipality is securely stored and will not be leaked, sold or weaponised

By Lesedi Senamele Matlala
‘Record does not exist’ that $580 000 paid to Ramaphosa farm was declared on entry in South Africa
Politics
/ 6 March 2023

‘Record does not exist’ that $580 000 paid to Ramaphosa farm was declared on entry in South Africa

DA gets confirmation from Sars that ‘dirty dollars’ hidden inside couch on the president’s Phala Phala farm were not declared to tax agency

By Anathi Madubela
‘Steinhoff cannot cherry pick the PwC report for the public’
Business
/ 31 January 2022

‘Steinhoff cannot cherry pick the PwC report for the public’

The retail firm has not established why the contents of the 3 000-page report is privileged, counsel argued. And even if it had, the report’s release is ‘in the public’s interest’

By Sarah Smit
High court orders release of Zuma’s tax files to media
Politics
/ 16 November 2021

High court orders release of Zuma’s tax files to media

The court held that sections of the law providing for absolute taxpayer secrecy posed an unconstitutional limitation on the right to information and gave parliament two years to correct this

By Emsie Ferreira
Cape quakes no concern for Koeberg
Business
/ 29 September 2020

Cape quakes no concern for Koeberg

Last week’s tremor has anti-nuclear campaigners questioning the safety of Koeberg, although the nuclear facility said the plant is designed to sustain a magnitude-seven earthquake

By Lester Kiewit
Koeberg could power on to 2044
Business
/ 28 August 2020

Koeberg could power on to 2044

After three decades’ use, South Africa’s only nuclear power plant could see its lifespan extended by 20 years — despite objections

By Lester Kiewit
State agency lies about exec ‘purge’
Business
/ 26 July 2020

State agency lies about exec ‘purge’

South Africa’s animal vaccine agency said staff fled to avoid blame, but its CEO had in fact paid them to leave

By Sabelo Skiti
Bosasa to Maimane: ‘No record of R500k contract with Andile Ramphosa’
Article
/ 9 December 2018

Bosasa to Maimane: ‘No record of R500k contract with Andile Ramphosa’

​Bosasa has replied to DA leader Mmusi Maimane, denying the existence of a contract with President Ramaphosa’s son, Andile Ramaphosa

By Canny Maphanga
Bosasa saga: DA calls for full-scale investigation
Article
/ 19 November 2018

Bosasa saga: DA calls for full-scale investigation

On Friday the president said the donation by Bosasa CEO Gavin Watson was received without his knowledge in October 2017

By Agency
DA applies for access to Andile Ramaphosa’s Bosasa contract
Article
/ 12 November 2018

DA applies for access to Andile Ramaphosa’s Bosasa contract

President Ramaphosa said he’s seen the contract and his son denies receiving any payments from Bosasa

By Mashadi Kekana
China’s R370bn ‘gift’ demands scrutiny
Article
/ 17 September 2018

China’s R370bn ‘gift’ demands scrutiny

Africa is happy to replace its former Western colonisers’ with China’s investments — but the ‘win-win’ mantra doesn’t always stand up to examination

By Staff Reporter
Right2Know requests Moerane Commission report be made public
Article
/ 20 August 2018

Right2Know requests Moerane Commission report be made public

The advocacy group says the premier must release the documents within 30 days or give valid reasons why he cannot

By Kaveel Singh
Read the damning SIU report on Gauteng health department corruption
Article
/ 21 June 2018

Read the damning SIU report on Gauteng health department corruption

Civil servants and politicians have been implicated in graft amounting to over R1-billion

By Kiri Rupiah
ConCourt confirms voters have the right to be informed on private political funding
Article
/ 21 June 2018

ConCourt confirms voters have the right to be informed on private political funding

High Court Judge Yasmin Shenaz Meer ruled last year that Parliament had 18 months to rectify the "inconsistencies" in the PAIA

By Jeanette Chabalala
Tiger Brands may never know how listeria entered its plant
Article
/ 21 June 2018

Tiger Brands may never know how listeria entered its plant

The food brand is still waiting for data from authorities that would definitively show whether its products are connected to the deadly crisis

By Staff Reporter
WATCH LIVE: Ad hoc committee on the funding of political parties reports to parly
Article
/ 27 March 2018

WATCH LIVE: Ad hoc committee on the funding of political parties reports to parly

Parliament conducted its own ad hoc committee process to review how political parties are funded

By Staff Reporter
​DA to come after Gupta-linked companies with fraudulent BBBEE certificates
Article
/ 26 February 2018

​DA to come after Gupta-linked companies with fraudulent BBBEE certificates

Three companies submitted their BBBEE certificates to Eskom to secure contracts and meet internal procurement criteria during the course of 2016.

By Mashadi Kekana
Bankers give Guptas extra time to keep records secret
Article
/ 20 January 2018

Bankers give Guptas extra time to keep records secret

Law stretched to protect Saxonwold family as wolves circle.

By Phillip De Wet
Court rules voters must know who funds parties: What happens next?
Article
/ 29 September 2017

Court rules voters must know who funds parties: What happens next?

The high court has ruled that political parties must reveal the sources of their funding, after years of Parliament failing to impose real regulations

By Phillip De Wet
Apartheid-era crimes: High court bid for Reserve Bank records
Article
/ 10 March 2016

Apartheid-era crimes: High court bid for Reserve Bank records

The SA History Archive is seeking evidence of economic crimes involving Wouter Basson, Vito Palazzolo and others during the apartheid years.

By Jessica Bezuidenhout
Editorial: Public interest drives info bids
Article
/ 10 March 2016

Editorial: Public interest drives info bids

Almost tragic that the South African Reserve Bank leans towards confidentiality instead of public interest.

By Editorial
ConCourt puts Paia in the party-funding spotlight
Article
/ 10 February 2015

ConCourt puts Paia in the party-funding spotlight

Additional legislation is needed to ensure that voters are fully informed about who funds political parties in SA, the Constitutional Court has heard.

By Sarah Evans
Court to hear issue on secret funding of political parties
Article
/ 10 February 2015

Court to hear issue on secret funding of political parties

A public interest organisation argues that no one can make an informed decision about who to vote for if financial donors are anonymous.

By Sarah Evans
National key points: The list you weren’t meant to see
Article
/ 22 January 2015

National key points: The list you weren’t meant to see

The list of national key points has finally been released, unexpectedly, after years of attempts by the minister of police to keep it secret.

By Phillip De Wet and Chantelle Benjamin 1
Drive to ‘out’ national key points gains momentum
Article
/ 28 November 2014

Drive to ‘out’ national key points gains momentum

COMMENT: Freedom of information is a requisite for democracy – a battle is needed to fight the growing climate of secrecy in SA.

By Staff Reporter
Missing Zimbabwe election documents, missing accountability
Article
/ 21 February 2014

Missing Zimbabwe election documents, missing accountability

The loss of the Khampepe report is a high-profile instance of what is becoming a common occurrence in our courts and in government departments.

By Vinayak Bhardwaj Author
High court orders CSR E-loco to reveal tender details
Article
/ 14 November 2013

High court orders CSR E-loco to reveal tender details

A high court order in favour of M&G’s investigative centre amaBhungane has beaten down CSR E-loco’s attempt to dilute corporate transparency.

By Vinayak Bhardwaj Author
Access to environment information is being blocked, reveals report
Article
/ 4 March 2013

Access to environment information is being blocked, reveals report

A report by the Centre for Environmental Rights has found that government bodies and companies are blocking requests for information.

By Sipho Kings
Latest secrecy Bill draft still clashes with Paia
Article
/ 5 September 2012

Latest secrecy Bill draft still clashes with Paia

The Protection of State Information Bill has been rewritten to general relief, but the latest draft still makes for a messy clash of laws.

By Emsie Ferreira
ANC backtracks on key info Bill clauses
Article
/ 29 August 2012

ANC backtracks on key info Bill clauses

The ANC’s concessions on the secrecy Bill have further reduced the threat posed to whistle-blowers and the Promotion of Access to Information Act.

By Staff Reporter
‘Secretive’ department must come clean
Article
/ 19 April 2012

‘Secretive’ department must come clean

The department of mineral resources has promised to streamline the system for public access to information after it initially didn’t comply.

By Fiona Macleod
Taxpayers dish out R10m for ‘private’ exhibition
Article
/ 2 April 2012

Taxpayers dish out R10m for ‘private’ exhibition

The department of arts and culture has allegedly spent R10-million on an exhibition at the Venice Biennale it called a "private initiative".

By Matthew Blackman
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