State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele says the new secrecy Bill is not targeting the country’s free press despite fears by critics.
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/ 9 November 2011
Sanef and the Right2Know campaign have welcomed the possible inclusion of a public interest defence in the Protection of State 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.
A day before it was supposed to be debated on in Parliament, the Protection of Information Bill has been withdrawn for further discussion.
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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.
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.
The Right2Know campaign welcomed the ANC’s concessions on the Protection of Information Bill, the rights campaign said on Saturday.