Protection of state information bill
Sanef: Govt policies are supportive of free speech
The editor’s forum says it is aware that some influential individuals resort to threats against media freedom.
President Zuma says the matter must be concluded but at the appropriate time.
President Zuma has been asked to recognise International Right to Know Day by scrapping the ‘Secrecy Bill’.
The former president believes Zuma should refer the so-called Secrecy Bill to the ConCourt.
Alison Bethel-McKenzie says the information bill should be taken to Parliament for review.
Human Rights Watch has urged the president to ensure the bill is in line with the Constitution.
The Secrecy Bill has not yet been sent to Zuma, despite a leaked draft report doing the rounds yesterday.
The DA says it won’t stop until the Protection of State Information Bill is in line with the Constitution.
At least 225 MPs voted in favour of the controversial Protection of State Information Bill.
The so-called Secrecy Bill is expected to come before the National Assembly after changers were made.
The ANC has voted for only two sections of the so-called Secrecy Bill to be changed.
An ad hoc committee will meet to consider Zuma’s reservations about the ‘secrecy bill’.
Candidate attorney Ben Winks warns against celebrating President Zuma's announcement on the POSI Bill.
President Zuma says there are problems with the draft law, particularly in two sections.
The President says the bill won't pass constitutional muster in its current form.
President Jacob Zuma on Thursday referred the so-called secrecy bill back to Parliament.
President Jacob Zuma stopped short of calling media owners unpatriotic.
Legal experts & the DA have questioned whether the classification is valid under law.
This is part of the campaign's efforts to bring down the cost of cellphone & internet rates.