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South Africa:
Parly Jamming Case to Go to the SCA
News24Wire, 20 August 2015
Media houses and other organisations challenging the signal jamming during the State of the Nation address in February and Parliament's policy on broadcasting have been granted… Read more »
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South Africa:
State Security On Court Decision About Signal Jamming Incident
Govt of SA, 29 May 2015
Statement on the High Court decision on signal jamming incident Read more »
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South Africa:
No Disruptions or Jamming Devices Expected During SONA - Parliament
News24Wire, 1 February 2016
Parliament is ready to enforce the new joint rules adopted last year during this year's State of the Nation Address (Sona), but no disruptions were expected, it said on Monday. Read more »
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South Africa:
State Security Welcomes Signal-Jamming Ruling
SAnews.gov.za, 29 May 2015
The Ministry of State Security has welcomed the court decision to dismiss an application to prohibit the use of signal jamming devices in Parliament by the State Security Agency. Read more »
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South Africa:
Jamming His Own Signal or Running for Cover? Ramaphosa's Slippery Q and A in Parliament
Daily Maverick, 5 March 2015
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was supposed to be the good guy in the signal jamming fiasco at the State of the Nation Address in Parliament last month. He was the one who… Read more »
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South Africa:
Speaker Stalling On 'Signalgate' Debate
DA, 23 February 2015
The stonewalling of a parliamentary debate on the jamming of telecommunications signals during SONA has entered its second week, with the DA again writing to Speaker Baleka Mbete… Read more »
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South Africa:
SONA2015 Jamming - State Security Agency Steps Forward, Blames Low-Ranking Operator
Daily Maverick, 19 February 2015
Late on Wednesday, Minister of State Security David Mahlobo finally issued an explanation of why cellphone signals were jammed inside Parliament during the State of the Nation… Read more »
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South Africa:
Signal Jamming Due to an Operational Error - Minister Mahlobo
SAnews.gov.za, 19 February 2015
The signal jamming in the National Assembly ahead of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Thursday was caused by an operational error by a member on duty. Read more »
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South Africa:
Signal Jam in Parliament 'An Error' - State Security
SAPA, 19 February 2015
The signal jamming in the National Assembly ahead of the state-of-the-nation-address was caused by an operational error, the state security department said on Wednesday. Read more »
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South Africa:
Parly Jamming Case Postponed
SAPA, 17 February 2015
An urgent application to prohibit the use of mobile network blocking devices in Parliament was postponed in the High Court in Cape Town on Tuesday afternoon. Read more »
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South Africa:
DA Takes Steps On Signal Jamming, Public Order Police
DA, 16 February 2015
Last week we witnessed the breakdown of our democracy in the Chambers of the National Assembly as the Speaker, Baleka Mbete, and NCOP Chairperson, Thandi Modise, presided over… Read more »