Right2Know says it is supporting artists’ right to protest after police intervened in a demonstration outside the ministry
Many government officials have been talking tough about dealing with rampant corruption in PPE procurement but the majority won’t even release names of who has benefited from the R10-billion spend
Justice Chris Jafta says Rica legislation is one of the ‘worst drafted’ laws he has ever seen
A damning high-level review panel report on the SSA revealed there was "active monitoring" of a number of civil society organisations
Various groups are picketing in hopes of getting President Cyril Ramaphosa to address their concerns
Despite a Constitutional Court ruling, politicians are withholding facts needed for an informed vote
Civil society has fought against the worst of the breaches — securitisation, corruption, secrecy
The process of setting up the new body to help safeguard our democracy has met with obstacles
Civil society groups fear President Cyril Ramaphosa is being lobbied about not signing the Political Party Funding Bill until after the 2019 election
Our readers write in about the party fund bill and how the government spends taxpayers’ money
The report, legislature spokesperson Wonder Hlongwa says, will remain embargoed.
‘The DA is not the only political actor in the country that is using foreigners as a convenient scapegoat for our significant economic problems’
Organisations in the sector have vowed to review their policies on sexual misconduct
The advocacy group expressed its disappointment that the actual costs of communication have not been reduced
There have been violent evictions in communities including Marianridge, Cato Manor and eMansenseni this year.
For the first time, online and social media texts are being regulated alongside printed material
Lobby groups succeeded in appeals to have interviews for the new inspector general of intelligence post to be open to the public.
Neither the market nor the ruling party can be entrusted with the task – so leave it to the youth.
The Johannesburg high court has found that disclosing the locations of 200 key points would not, as the state said, prejudice national security.
A group of organisations calling for the Sereti inquiry’s disbanding said a commission statement labelling them ‘foot soldiers’ was racist.
Restricting journalists is just one of the ways in which governments try to restrict the rights of their citizenry.
SA’s nascent secrecy and clampdowns are part of a global trend towards Big Brotherhood.
The Movement for Transformation in Media has called for an investigation into transformation at the Times Media Group, saying it is racially biased.
A transformation group interrupted an R2K protest against the axing of Cape Times editor Alide Dasnois, calling for an end to racism in media houses.
The Office of the ANC Chief Whip has welcomed the approval of a report adopting the legislation for the Protection of State Information Bill.
The Right2Know Campaign intends challenging the Protection of State Information Bill in the ConCourt should it be signed into law in its present form.
The parliamentary committee processing the Protection of Information Bill has finalised its work and adopted the final report.
Public hearings on the secrecy Bill is your last chance to make your voice heard.
Activists have accused police of assaulting and laying false charges against UPM’s Ayanda Kota in retaliation for his anti-government stance.
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/ 22 November 2011
The National Assembly voted in the Protection of Information Bill on Tuesday with 229 votes.
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/ 22 November 2011
Journalists, activists and citizens around SA have joined protests against the controversial secrecy Bill, which Parliament will vote on today.
The National Assembly is expected to pass the controversial Protection of State Information Bill next week.