'Gauteng' Archives

Right2Know affiliated communities in the Vaal will hold a Secrecy Bill picket outside the Emfuleni Municipality: PRESIDENT ZUMA DO THE RIGHT THING! DON’T SIGN THE SECRECY BILL INTO LAW! SEND IT BACK TO PARLIAMENT OR TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT!  Date: Wednesday 7 May 2013 Time: 12h30 – 14h00 Venue: Emfuleni Municipality (Klasie Havenga Street, Frikkie Meyer Boulevard, Vanderbijlpark) …

Tomorrow (3 May) the Right2Know Campaign will mark Press Freedom Day with protest at the SABC in Auckland Park, Johannesburg  as well as at the MTN & VODACOM regional offices in Century City, Cape Town and at the City Hall in Durban. The SABC protest –  a street carnival & protest party highlighting the suspecion that the SABC …

PROTEST PARTY & STREET CARNIVAL AT THE SABC ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY FRIDAY 03 MAY 2013 In celebration of World Press Freedom Day, and to highlight our concerns surrounding the abuse of the National Key Points Act, the Right2Know Campaign will hold a protest party & street carnival at the SABC (a national key point) on 03 May …

The acquittal of Andries Tatane’s murderers last week, the increased use of the National Key Points Act to deny gatherings, and President Zuma’s attack on our right to protest in his 2013 SONA do not bode well for our participatory democracy. The right to protest plays a critical function in ensuring a government and private …

The Right2Know Campaign held our third National Summit in Durban from 15-17 March 2013. Delegates assessed the progress made since the second National Summit (held in Johannesburg in March 2012) and the challenges and opportunities facing the campaign in the coming year, before electing our 2013/14 leadership and adopting a set of resolutions to guide …

PARLIAMENTARIANS! DO THE RIGHT THING AND VOTE AGAINST SECRECY! Date:Friday, 8th March 2013 Time 12:30 – 14:00 Venue Chris Hani Road, in front of Chris Hani (Baragwanath) Hospital.Soweto The Secrecy Bill, which is now in its final Parliamentary stages, remains a clear threat to South Africa’s right to know. As part of R2K’s ongoing activities …

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 …

You are invited to attend the ANNUAL GAUTENG PROVINCIAL SUMMIT of the Right2Know Campaign. Please join us and DEMAND YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW. DATE: 04 February 2013 TIME: 09:00—16:00 VENUE: Civicus House, 24 Gwigwi Mrwebi Street, Newtown, Jozi. Please RSVP to Jayshree Pather at jayshreepather1@gmail.com Throughout 2012 the Right2Know Campaign continued its tireless efforts to …

On Tuesday, 20 November, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) demanded the Right2Know Campaign pay a R130 fee, otherwise the JMPD refused to receive notice of R2K’s public gathering. R2K will hold a candlelight vigil protesting the Secrecy Bill at Constitution Hill on 29 November and with over 15 persons expected at the vigil, R2K …

R2K MARCH ON THE UNION BUILDINGS – FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER FOR INTERNATIONAL RIGHT TO KNOW DAY To voice our remaining concerns with the Secrecy Bill, the Right2Know Campaign will march to the Union Buildings on 28 September 2012. This date also marks International Right to Know Day, and we stand in solidarity with freedom of …