South Africa:  DA to Request Formal Extension of Secrecy Bill Committee Lifespan (press release)

Democratic Alliance, 4 May 2012

The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Ad Hoc Committee on the Protection of State Information Bill met this morning for deliberations. read more »

South Africa:  Secrecy Bill Adverts Undermine Parliament, Asa Must Investigate (press release)

Democratic Alliance, 2 April 2012

The Democratic Alliance (DA) will today lodge a formal complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) regarding the pro-Secrecy Bill advertising campaign launched last ... read more »

South Africa:  DA to Continue to Push for Secrecy Bill Amendments As Mass Opposition Grows (press release)

Democratic Alliance, 27 March 2012

The controversial Secrecy Bill takes centre stage in Parliament again this week as various civil society groups, state organs and the media make oral submissions to the National ... read more »

South Africa:  What's Up With These National Council of Provinces Public Hearings? A Lot, Actually (column)

Biz-Community, 26 March 2012

Tomorrow, Tuesday, 27 March 2012, marks the start of four days of oral presentations to the parliamentary ad hoc committee dealing with the Protection of State Information Bill aka ... read more »

South Africa:  Public Sentiment At Secrecy Bill Hearings Wake Up Call for ANC (press release)

Democratic Alliance, 31 January 2012

The feedback from communities in Gugulethu and Thembalethu at the first NCOP secrecy bill hearings today is a harsh wake up call for the ANC. read more »

South Africa:  DA Supports System of Media Self-Regulation (press release)

Democratic Alliance, 30 January 2012

This morning I represented the Democratic Alliance (DA) at the public hearings of the Press Freedom Commission in Johannesburg. I made it clear that the DA has been, and continues ... read more »

South Africa:  DA Requests Probe Into Minister Cwele's Foreign Proxy Comments (press release)

Democratic Alliance, 29 January 2012

State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele refuses to clarify comments in which he labelled domestic opposition to the controversial Secrecy Bill "proxies" of "foreign spies". read more »

South Africa:  Minister Cwele Must Clarify Foreign Proxy Comments (press release)

Democratic Alliance, 25 January 2012

Parliament's records contradict State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele's outright denial yesterday that he had ever labelled domestic opposition to the controversial "Secrecy ... read more »

South Africa:  Secrecy Bill Will Damage Country's Image

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 23 November 2011

The South African parliament yesterday passed the controversial Protection of Information Bill (POIB). Commonly known as the Secrecy Bill, it could harm the Rainbow Nation's ... read more »

South Africa:  Will Secrecy Law Approved By Parliament End Investigative Journalism? (analysis)

Reporters sans Frontières, 22 November 2011

Reporters Without Borders is deeply disappointed and very worried by the South African parliament's approval of the Protection of State Information Bill and urges President Jacob ... read more »

South Africa:  Constitutional Court Last Hope for Press Freedom in Country

Biz-Community, 23 November 2011

Comments on the decision of 229 ANC members of Parliament to vote in favour of the Protection of Information Bill on Black Tuesday have come from both the South African National ... read more »