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Arts Minister Nathi Mthethwa

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Right2Know says it is supporting artists’ right to protest after police intervened in a demonstration outside the ministry

Dondo Mogajane (left) and Tito Mboweni. (Photo by David Harrison)

The PPE scandal that the Treasury hasn’t touched

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…

In last week’s webinar on global racial tensions hosted by The Jerusalem Post Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng expressed support for the state of Israel guided by his Christian beliefs and biblical texts.  (Madelene Cronjé)

Top court questions surveillance laws

Justice Chris Jafta says Rica legislation is one of the ‘worst drafted’ laws he has ever seen

Critics of former president Jacob Zuma and his administration say they are not surprised they were monitored by the State Security Agency. (Reuters/Rogan Ward)

Calls made for wrongdoing at SSA to be punished

A damning high-level review panel report on the SSA revealed there was "active monitoring" of a number of civil society organisations

On footbridges running across Nelson Mandela Boulevard leading into the Cape Town CBD, Right2Know protestors held morning rush-hour protests calling on Ramaphosa to among other things to increase social grants. (Twitter: Right2Know)

Sona protestors out early to get their voices heard

Various groups are picketing in hopes of getting President Cyril Ramaphosa to address their concerns

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (also known as IBK) has been forced out of power following military intervention.

Parties have a duty to reveal their donors

Despite a Constitutional Court ruling, politicians are withholding facts needed for an informed vote

Citizen heroes: Members of the Right2Know campaign and the Social Justice Coalition celebrate a small victory outside Parliament with a candlelight vigil. (David Harrison)

Keep defending democracy

Civil society has fought against the worst of the breaches — securitisation, corruption, secrecy

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg testifies about how information was hacked from Facebook users and used in the United States’s 2016 elections. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)

SA waits on information regulator

The process of setting up the new body to help safeguard our democracy has met with obstacles

The acceptance of the Bill was put to a vote, which led to 83 votes no, 194 votes yes and no abstentions. The Bill will be sent to the National Council of Provinces for concurrence (David Harrison/M&G)

Anxiety grows over party funding Bill

​Civil society groups fear President Cyril Ramaphosa is being lobbied about not signing the Political Party Funding Bill until after the 2019 election

(Reuters)

Letters to the Editor: August 10 to 16

Our readers write in about the party fund bill and how the government spends taxpayers’ money

Moerane Commission report tabled in KZN legislature (Photo Archive)

Moerane Commission report tabled in KZN legislature

The report, legislature spokesperson Wonder Hlongwa says, will remain embargoed.

Editorial: It’s dangerous to other foreigners (Photo Archive)

Editorial: It’s dangerous to other foreigners

‘The DA is not the only political actor in the country that is using foreigners as a convenient scapegoat for our significant economic problems’

Both Section27 and Sonke Gender Justice released statements saying they would revise their sexual harassment policies

NGOs tighten up on sexual harassment policies

Organisations in the sector have vowed to review their policies on sexual misconduct

Mobile internet users are required to input a code on their phones to prove payment of the charge before they are able to access certain websites.

Right2Know welcomes data regulations but says more needs to be done

The advocacy group expressed its disappointment that the actual costs of communication have not been reduced

March on Durban city hall: ‘As shack dwellers we deserve some dignity’

There have been violent evictions in communities including Marianridge, Cato Manor and eMansenseni this year.

Sign of the times: A Right2Know protest outside Parliament over the Protection of State Information Bill. An ­independent report says the Press Council and the press code have functioned well.

Will the new media code rein in haters?

For the first time, online and social media texts are being regulated alongside printed material

Faith Doreen Radebe is the current Inspector General of Intelligence.

No more secrecy in new inspector general interviews

Lobby groups succeeded in appeals to have interviews for the new inspector general of intelligence post to be open to the public.

Citizen heroes: Members of the Right2Know campaign and the Social Justice Coalition celebrate a small victory outside Parliament with a candlelight vigil. (David Harrison)

Born-frees hold key to media transformation

Neither the market nor the ruling party can be entrusted with the task – so leave it to the youth.

Key points list no threat to national security, says judge

The Johannesburg high court has found that disclosing the locations of 200 key points would not, as the state said, prejudice national security.

Arms deal group condemns ‘racist’ commission statements

A group of organisations calling for the Sereti inquiry’s disbanding said a commission statement labelling them ‘foot soldiers’ was racist.