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27 May 2012
                       
 
 
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15 Nov 2011
 
 
Info Bill vote delayed again
INFO BILL
The Protection of State Information Bill will finally be put to the vote in the National Assembly next Wednesday after a further delay of one week, ANC MP Luwellyn Landers confirmed on Monday.
 
 
02 Sep 2011
 
ANC prevails as committee finalises Info Bill
INFO BILL
The ANC used its majority strength in a parliamentary committee on Friday to adopt a final draft of the Protection of Information Bill, which critics immediately vowed to challenge in court.
 
 
01 Sep 2011
 
 
 
Daily podcast – September 01, 2011
PODCAST
As deliberations on the Protection of Information Bill near an end, the ANC stood firm in its refusal to write a defence into the legislation for people who disclose classified information for the...
 
 
ANC rejects public interest defence
INFO BILL
As deliberations on the Protection of Information Bill near an end, the African National Congress (ANC) on Wednesday stood firm in its refusal to write a defence into the legislation for people who...
 
 
29 Jul 2011
 
News this week
UPDATE
The Constitutional Court rules that it was unconstitutional for President Jacob Zuma to extend now-outgoing Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo's term of office. The judgment was unanimous.
 
 
26 Jul 2011
 
State will have to sift through old secrets
SECRECY BILL
Lawmakers drafting the Protection of Information Bill on Monday turned to the potentially fraught issue of prescribing a review process for all state secrets classified in past decades.
 
 
24 Jun 2011
 
ANC backs down on Info Bill
INFO BILL
The ANC bowed to pressure on the Protection of Information Bill on Friday and promised major concessions to bring the legislation in line with the Constitution.
 
 
03 Jun 2011
 
ANC calls for delay on Info Bill
MEDIA FREEDOM
African National Congress (ANC) MPs on Friday called for an extension of the looming deadline to complete drafting the Protection of Information Bill after ruling party ally Cosatu voiced strong...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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