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11 Dec 2012

SA: Statement by Ipsos, independent market research company, on access to information and a free media as basic human rights in South Africa (10/12/2012)

STATEMENT

More than 6 out of 10 (64%) agree with the statement that access to information and a free media are basic human rights and almost half (47%) of adult South Africans believe that the proposed...

30 Nov 2012

DA: Statement by Lindiwe Mazibuko, Parliamentary Leader of the Democratic Alliance, declares that the DA will continue to fight the Secrecy Bill (30/11/2012)

STATEMENT

The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) yesterday passed the Protection of State Information Bill despite the objection of all opposition parties and civil society organisations. This Bill in its...

21 Nov 2012

SA: Statement by the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, rejects an article implying that the Committee intends grilling the Public Protector (21/11/2012)

STATEMENT

The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development rejects an article by the Mail & Guardian newspaper (dated 16 November 2012) which says the Committee intends grilling the Public...

29 Oct 2012

Media focus on ANC battles – Zuma

ANC ROAD TO MANGAUNG

Media and commentators are eager to focus on "perceived battles" in the African National Congress (ANC) ahead of its elective conference in Mangaung, instead of the party's policies, President...

19 Oct 2012

SA: Statement by Kgalema Motlanthe, Deputy President of South Africa, on the commemoration of Black Wednesday (19/10/2012)

STATEMENT

Today is the 35th Anniversary of Black Wednesday. On this day, 19th October 1977, the apartheid state gagged all media deemed to be promoting the struggle for democracy in this country.

Apartheid-era laws being used for media coverage on Nkandla – lawyer

LAW

The media coverage of the upgrades to President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla home required government to "dust off" apartheid-era legislation, media law expert Dario Milo said on Friday. "The Public Works...

14 Sep 2012

AU/FAJ: Statement by the African Union and Federation of African Journalists, calls for safe and free environment for African journalists (14/09/2012)

STATEMENT

African journalists face great personal and professional risks while carrying out their duties in collecting, processing, and disseminating information that require policies and measures to...

06 Jul 2012

DA: Statement by Alf Lees, Democratic Alliance Member of the NCOP for KwaZulu-Natal, Ipsos survey highlights continued public opposition to Secrecy Bill (06/07/2012)

STATEMENT

Survey results released yesterday by Ipsos show that almost half of South Africans believe that the Protection of State Information Bill will limit media freedom and will make it easier to hide...

26 Apr 2012

Media team submissions to the Press Freedom Commission

WEBBER WENTZEL

At a time when the protection of media freedom has been in the constant spotlight, the media team has again played a role in the processes established to enhance the constitutional rights and...

03 Apr 2012

SA must deal with corruption as if a cancer – Public Protector

CORRUPTION

Corruption is endemic in our country – both in the private and public sectors, but by candidly viewing corruption as an illness, South Africans can empower themselves to “deal with it as a...

14 Feb 2012

UDM: Holomisa: Address by the president, in response to the State of the Nation Address, in the National Assembly (14/02/2012)

Topics

For many years, resource allocation in South Africa was determined on the basis of race and ethnicity. The deleterious effects and the scars of the policy segregation are still clearly visible...

02 Feb 2012

PP: Submission by Thuli Mdonsela, the Public Protector, to the Press Freedom Commission (02/02/2012)

Statements

Contents
1. INTRODUCTION 3
2. WHY SHOULD THE PUBLIC PROTECTOR BE CONCERNED? 4
3. IS MEDIA SELF- REGULATION EFFECTIVE? 6
3.2 Balancing human rights 7
3.3...

20 Jan 2012

Cosatu: Submission by the Congress of South African Trade Unions, to the Press Freedom Commission (20/01/2012)

Statements

Introduction
1. COSATU is appreciative of the opportunity to participate in the public hearings of the Press Freedom Commission (PFC) on the regulation of print media in South Africa....

24 Nov 2011

DA: Statement by Helen Zille, Democratic Alliance leader, on the Protection of State Information Bill (24/11/2011)

Statements

South Africa witnessed an epoch-defining moment this week. Black Tuesday will one day be seen as a turning point in our democracy.

Whatever happens in the months ahead, Tuesday will...

Public interest defence in the apartheid era

CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR

There are no reported cases of a public interest defence having been successfully raised and upheld under the Protection of Information Act 84 of 1982 or its predecessor. This is according to...

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