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A new report from Transparency International UK’s Defence and Security Programme calls for improved legislation that seeks to balance genuine national security concerns with the public right to access information.

Corruption Watch, Transparency International’s South African chapter, adds its voice to this important report, given the current reluctance to provide the public with meaningful information and the wide scope that exists in South Africa for organs of state to abuse their classification authority. Please see attachment for more information.