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/ 29 September 2011
The office of the speaker of Parliament says the ANC may do whatever it likes in terms of inviting public input on the Protection of Information Bill.
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/ 23 September 2011
The decision of the ANC to avert a vote on the Information Bill in the National Assembly represents a remarkable victory.
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/ 23 September 2011
Freedom of expression has suffered two body blows in the Protection of State Information Bill and the Malema Equality Court ruling.
The ANC’s NEC meeting was given an unscheduled presentation on the Information Bill shortly before it was unexpectedly withdraw earlier this week.
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/ 20 September 2011
Despite the postponement of Parliament’s vote on the Protection of Information Bill, it did not mean the fight to stop the legislation had been won.
A day before it was supposed to be debated on in Parliament, the Protection of Information Bill has been withdrawn for further discussion.
A day before Parliament is due to debate the controversial secrecy Bill, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has signalled it may be shelved.
South African politicians joined hundreds of people who marched outside Parliament to protest against the controversial secrecy Bill.
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/ 17 September 2011
Sanef has again criticised the Protection of Information Bill, saying it was a threat to democracy and does not comply with constitutional freedom.
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/ 16 September 2011
The most senior leaders in SA’s state security apparatus are fighting to keep their jobs
Sanef is among the key players not asked to attend parliamentary discussion on transformation.
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/ 9 September 2011
Activists and others are joining forces at a conference which aims to yield a declaration on access to information.
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/ 9 September 2011
Reading newspapers may soon be a rather boring affair, if the state has its way.
The Protection of Information Bill is a step closer to becoming law after MPs adopted a final draft, despite opposition threats of a legal challenge.
<i>M&G</i> Centre of Investigative Journalism will add its weight to the Constitutional Court challenge.
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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/ 2 September 2011
If passed, the Secrecy Bill will help to mask the corrupt activities of those in government. The fight to stop the Bill just got harder.
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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".
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.
When the minister of state security released the Protection of Information Bill it was met by fierce protest from organisations and activists.
"Governments are terrified of social media… The days of governments sweeping everything under the carpet are gone," says <b>Chris Moerdyk</b>.
Proposed law should be allowed to prove itself, says expert.
Parties have accused the ANC of seeking to use clause 18 of the Protection of Information Bill to force journalists to reveal their sources.
The ANC on Monday made good on a promise to drastically restrict the application of the Protection of Information Bill
Enver Daniels remains adamant that the original version of the Protection of Information Bill would have passed muster constitutionally.
The national archives were ill-equipped to deal with the deluge of information likely to ensue once the Protection of Information Bill becomes law.
Lawmakers won agreement from the ANC to consider proposals for extending protection to those who disclose classified information for the public good.
Parliament resumes its deliberations on the Protection of Information Bill on Monday with pressure on the ruling party to go beyond its concessions.
Whistle-blowers and journalists can still be criminalised, even though concessions have been made to the Secrecy Bill.
Zwelinzima Vavi is right: Cosatu’s increasingly vocal opposition to the Protection of Information Bill was enormously important.
Media freedom in South Africa has decreased markedly since 2008, a watchdog says.