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The Right2Know Campaign expresses solidarity with NUMSA – who were denied the right to assemble on 27-28 February outside offices of the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) on the bounds that the NERSA Offices are a National Key Point. We reject unequivocally the use of the National Key Points Act as a basis to …

When GCIS announced that they would be responding to the Right2Know Campaign’s Secret State of the Nation report, we welcomed the possibility of a meaningful engagement with its empirically grounded contents, which confirm the worrying trend towards secrecy in South Africa today. It was thus with great disappointment that we read GCIS’s statement today, entitled ‘Government refutes Right2Know’s unfounded …

Introduction: Addressing SA’s climate of secrecy The R2K Secret State of the Nation report shows that 2013 will be a critical year for the right to know, with signs of increasing secrecy in our politics and daily lives – and plenty of opportunities to tackle it In yesterday’s State of the Nation Address, the President made …

PRESS STATEMENT from Gauteng Right2Know Campaign PARLIAMENTARIANS! DO THE RIGHT THING AND VOTE AGAINST SECRECY! To coincide with the opening of Parliament on 14th February, R2K Gauteng activists will stage a picket against the Secrecy Bill at the Constitutional Court Precinct. Date: 14 February 2013 Time: 12:30 – 14:00 Venue: Constitutional Court Precinct, JHB  Joubert …

On Tuesday 12 February 2013, the Parliamentary committee dealing with the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (the so-called “Spy Bill”) starts work again, aiming to adopt the Bill by 20 March 2013. The Right2Know Campaign remains opposed to the provisions of the Bill and will continue to monitor its progress through Parliament. Why does R2K …

R2K has registered its concern about problematic provisions of the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (the “Spy Bill”) – especially drawing attention to provisions that relate to the mandate of the intelligence sector, and monitoring of communications. (See our statement, “The GILAB (aka the Spy Bill) is back in Parliament – what you need to …

The Right2Know Campaign welcomes the reinstatement of Justice Department whistleblower “Mrs M”, announced by the Public Protector, Adv. Thuli Madonsela on Thursday. The reversal of her unfair dismissal was a rare victory for whistleblowers in South Africa.The Public Protector has rightly described whistleblowers as “heroes” – and yet across society, in government and the private …