The Great Info Bill Bunfight
The following article was published online by The Witness IN 1976 it was the young students who took to the streets to defy the apartheid government, yesterday it was the KwaZulu-Natal students who came...
Category: Campaign Updates
NCOP hearings in Gauteng on Secrecy Bill reveal a deeply flawed and highly partisan ‘public consultation’ process
R2K Gauteng Statement The Right2Know Campaign in Gauteng – whose members/activists attended both public hearings in Sharpeville and Mamelodi – strongly condemns the deeply flawed and highly partisan character of yesterday’s National Council of Provinces (NCOP)...
R2K requests the NCOP deadline be extended for all provinces
The Right2Know campaign formally requested that the deadline to make written submissions on the Protection of State informaton Bill (the “Secrecy Bill”) be extended until all provincial hearings are concluded. The current deadline to...
Delivery issues dominate hearings
The following article was published online by the Sowetan. SERVICE delivery issues took centre stage during public hearings on the Protection of Information Bill in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria, yesterday.Instead of expressing their feelings...
The tragic irony of secrecy bill hearings in Sharpeville: Ilive
The following article was publishe online by Times Live. This is a place where 69 people lost their lives in the name of freedom. In fact, Sharpeville was a turning point in the fight...
ANC accused of dictating views on info bill
The following article was published online by IOL News More than 800 people – including the public, NGOs, political party members and unions – filled the Rhoda Yende Hall in Sharpeville on Tuesday for...
NCOP Hearings under-deliver on promises of public engagement on Secrecy Bill: Tougher questioning needed
MEDIA RELEASE 12 February 2012, Johannesburg National Council of Provinces (NCOP) public hearings on the Secrecy Bill are currently under way around the country. In Gauteng, two hearings are scheduled for Tuesday 14 February,...
NCOP hearings: Key Questions on the Secrecy Bill
The NCOP hearings continue this week in Gauteng and KZN. Be sure to download this 3-page briefer, Key Questions on the Secrecy Bill (and share it widely)*. Here’s the updated (13 Feb) schedule on upcoming...
Speak up before you are gagged
The following article was published online by the Mail&Guardian. All concerned citizens should take part in the second and final phase of public participation hearings on the Protection of State Information or “secrecy”...
Parliament’s ‘bias’ stirs storm over secrecy Bill hearings
The following article was published on line by the Mail&Guardian Questions have been raised about whether the Parliamentary Communication Services (PCS) has been able to remain impartial in its reporting of the public hearings...
