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This is why Blind SA is taking legal action against Cyril Ramaphosa

The Copyright Amendment Bill has been passed by the National Assembly but is still awaiting the signature of the president

Former president Jacob Zuma. (Michele Spatari / AFP)

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…

Icasa councillors

The council of Icasa: towards an inclusive digital society

The commodification of the internet is an infringement of poor people’s constitutional right to access information

A report by a group of civil society organisations has found that there is a worrying shift towards more secretive practices on the part of government.

Transparency deferred: 14 years on and secrecy still rules

Government departments and public bodies continue to talk the talk of making information accessible, but do not provide it.

There is little to celebrate the state of the of access to information in South Africa

Democracies die behind closed doors: Battling for the right to know

Avoidance and refusal have become default settings in government as requests for more information are routinely ignored.

The iPhone 5s can read your fingerprint

Smartphones proliferating – but data access creates a divide

While smartphones are beginning to invade the mass market, an equally big divide remains. Arthur Goldstuck writes about the cost of access to data.

Michelle Obama receives a book from Peking University Communist Party secretary Zhu Shanlu after her speech.

Michelle Obama tells Chinese students internet freedom is a universal right

The US first lady addressed a group of Peking University students while on a tour of China to build goodwill through soft diplomacy.

Public protector: What we need are ethical leaders

Public protector declines call to probe secrecy Bill

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela on Monday rejected a request from the media to investigate the state’s arguments on the info Bill.

Delegates join forces to promote access to information across Africa

Several hundred delegates from about 50 African countries gathered in Cape Town in September to adopt a declaration on access to information.

Information access affects everyone

If you lived in an oil-rich country like Angola, you would certainly want to have transparency in the mining contracts signed by your government.