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10 February 2012
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05 Apr 2011
 
 
Access to Parliament is a right not a privelege
IDASA
WHILE Parliament has many failings, its committees have always been open to the public. Yet it is easy to forget that the right the public has to attend committee meetings is granted by the c...
 
 
29 Mar 2011
 
Ruling puts democracy back on track
IDASA
We live in a constitutional democracy. The Constitutional Court reminded us of that last week when it handed down what is without doubt the most powerful judgment of this virtually new...
 
 
03 Mar 2011
 
Citizens come of age
IDASA
I have to admit that the Wikileaks saga distracted me. I thought 2011 would be the year that access to information and freedom of the press pundits would fight it out with state supremacy wonks....
 
 
19 Nov 2010
 
Parliament must retain institutional knowledge, despite reshuffle
IDASA
Much has been said about President Zuma's recent cabinet reshuffle and the impact it will have on service delivery and the workings of the cabinet in general. Yet, very little has been said about...
 
 
10 Nov 2010
 
Criminalisation of wilful transmission of HIV: sitting on the fence?
IDASA
In August this year the eyes of the world were upon an HIV-positive German pop star found guilty of having unprotected sex with her ex-partner and infecting him with HIV. Nadja Benaissa, 28, was...
 
 
28 Oct 2010
 
SA is torn between the paths of secrecy and transparency
IDASA
SA is capable of sustaining two narratives. One, which provoked a Financial Times editorial suggesting the Protection of Information Bill represents the path to Zimbabwe, is cloaked in secrecy. The...
 
 
20 Jul 2010
 
Parliament to decide how much secrecy our democracy can permit
IDASA
South Africans' Parliamentary representatives face a critical decision this week - how much secrecy should be allowed in our democracy?
 
 
03 Jun 2010
 
Our chance to set aside problems and tell the world our story with honesty
IDASA
The World Cup will not be a panacea for this country's ills. It will not ‘solve' inequality nor will it bring an end to poverty. The World Cup will not leave a legacy of unbounded economic...
 
 
 
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