by The Right2Know Campaign · Published November 8, 2016 · Last modified April 8, 2019
“They said he betrayed them. They do not want peace, they want us all dead.” – Glebelands informer 8 November 2016 YESTERDAY, just after 13h00, the Block 52 Peace Committee leader (name withheld) died...
Campaign Updates / InfoAccessNow / Right to Communicate / Right to Protest / Security State & Intelligence
by The Right2Know Campaign · Published November 3, 2016 · Last modified April 8, 2019
UPDATE: Shortly before 5pm on Thursday the Legal Resources Centre received a letter from the Chairperson of Parliament’s intelligence committee stating that the committee had reversed its decision and that candidates’ CVs would be published on Parliament’s...
Right to Communicate / Right to Protest / Security State & Intelligence
by The Right2Know Campaign · Published October 21, 2016 · Last modified April 8, 2019
R2K notes that Parliament has restarted the process of appointing the Inspector General of Intelligence, the civilian watchdog on South Africa’s state security structures. In the last few days Parliament has re-advertised the position,...
Media Freedom / Right to Communicate / Right to Protest
by The Right2Know Campaign · Published October 13, 2016 · Last modified April 8, 2019
On Wednesday 19th October 1977, the apartheid government arrested, detained and banned activists aligned to Black Consciousness Movement and 18 organisations involved in anti-apartheid activism. Three newspaper publications were also shut down on this...
Campaign Updates / InfoAccessNow / Media Freedom / Right to Communicate / Right to Protest
by The Right2Know Campaign · Published October 5, 2016 · Last modified April 8, 2019
The Right2Know Campaign has joined the call from civil society for the presidency of South Africa to intervene in the Israeli threat to attack the Women’s Boat to Gaza. The Palestinian Information Centre reported...
As organisations that work to protect and advance the right to protest, we note with concern the situation on various university campuses across the country. Tensions have risen to an all-time high with the...
Media Freedom / Right to Communicate / Right to Protest / Security State & Intelligence
by The Right2Know Campaign · Published September 29, 2016 · Last modified April 8, 2019
Today the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) handed down an important victory for transparency and the public’s right to an open Parliament. Setting aside an earlier judgement by the Western Cape High Court, the...
Right to Communicate / Right to Protest / Security State & Intelligence
by The Right2Know Campaign · Published September 12, 2016 · Last modified April 8, 2019
Tomorrow, 13th September, marks day two of the illegal surveillance case being heard at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court against a former Crime Intelligence official. Officer Bongani Cele, is accused of giving false...
In memory of the fallen mineworkers and in the fighting spirit of Marikana, we invite you to join Right2Know and partners at the following commemoration events in GP, KZN and WC*: *R2K will be...
On Monday 8 August, the 94 Free State community health workers and Treatment Action Campaign activists – the #BopheloHouse94 – appear again before a full bench on the Bloemfontein High Court to defend their...
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