Media lawyer says info Bill could’ve meant jail for the journalists who reported on suspended police boss Bheki Cele’s signing off a dodgy tender.
The secrecy Bill could exacerbate the dearth of university work in the security cluster arena.
The Right2Know Campaign (R2K) and the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef)’s submissions to the National Council of Provinces.
Service delivery woes took prevalence in Mamelodi at a public hearing on the Protection of State Information Bill, as residents became side-tracked.
AmaBhungane advocacy coordinator Glenda Daniels brings us up to speed on the state of the fight for media freedom and the secrecy bill.
A biased report on the secrecy Bill hearings from Parliament’s press office has sparked doubts over the service’s ability to remain impartial.
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/ 2 February 2012
Opposition politicians and activists have accused the ANC of manipulating hearings on the Protection of State Information Bill.
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/ 31 January 2012
Politicians have been roasted during public hearings on the info Bill with some saying poor communication shows a gap between people and politicians.
The chairperson for the committee scrutinising the secrecy Bill says the April 8 deadline to finalise work on the Bill is not cast in stone.
The committee tasked with scrutinising the controversial Secrecy Bill has pledged to ensure that all contributions to the Bill will be heard.
The ANC has praised Public Protector Thuli Madonsela for deciding not to investigate State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele.
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/ 23 December 2011
It is not just press freedom that is under threat. Far from it. <b>Nic Dawes</b> on the assault on our Constitution.
Parliament has stressed that it has exclusive powers to regulate and control its internal procedures.
The ANC will meet the public protector and Cosatu to iron out differences over the Protection of State Information Bill.
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/ 13 December 2011
Sanef has asked Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to investigate Siyabonga Cwele’s comments about the Protection of State Information Bill.
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has refuted claims by the ANC that she threatened to investigate the Protection of State Information Bill.
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has hit back at the ANC’s assertion that she’s trying to halt the controversial Protection of State Information Bill.
The ANC has slammed the DA’s plans to mobilise support against the secrecy Bill — days after the ruling party called for a debate on the issue.
In a joint statement, legal advocacy bodies said that South Africa’s record as a beacon of democracy was being tarnished by the Secrecy Bill.
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/ 2 December 2011
The ANC has deployed several senior members to a new ad hoc committee that will work on the Protection of State Information Bill.
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/ 2 December 2011
The Freedom Charter promises free exchange of ideas, and the Bill of Rights guarantees the free flow of information, says <b>Zwelinzima Vavi</b>.
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/ 1 December 2011
The City of Durban has censored a satirical poster by <em>Amandla!</em> that suggests President Jacob Zuma will create a million climate change jobs.
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/ 30 November 2011
<b>Fatima Hassan</b> writes about her disappointment in the head of the ad hoc committee for the Protection of State Information Bill.
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/ 29 November 2011
Intelligence Minister Siyabonga Cwele says they have information that former apartheid security officials are fabricating intelligence reports.
The ANC NEC says that people who join the party are bound by its policies, in reference to the two MPs who didn’t vote for the secrecy Bill last week.
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/ 25 November 2011
The announcement by Cabinet that it would assess the judiciary is a poison for our democracy, writes <b>Mamphela Ramphele</b>.
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/ 25 November 2011
Samwu says the Protection of State Information Bill will affect grassroots communities more than the media.
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/ 25 November 2011
Politicians aren’t the enemy; we are the enemy, says <b>Chris Roper</b>.
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/ 25 November 2011
Photographer David Goldblatt says he won’t accept a national order in protest against the passing of the Protection of State Information Bill.
The secrecy Bill will not be amended to provide for a public interest defence when it passes through the National Council of Provinces, sources say.
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/ 25 November 2011
This has not been a great week to be South African as a once-proud liberation movement rushed into law a Secrecy Bill.
A culture of secrecy breeds duplicity, paranoia and violence, writes the president of South African PEN.