'Whistleblowers' Archives

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 …

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 …

Presenting R2K’s 2013 Whistleblower Calendar – in celebration of SA’s Whistleblowers! The need to protect whistleblowers has been a driving principle in protesting the Secrecy Bill, which could have far-reaching consequences for those who need to speak out against secrecy. However, the truth is that even today most people who blow the whistle will face …

The article below was published online by UNCUT South Africa’s Right2Know Campaign (R2K) is “Camping out for Openness” outside parliament in Cape Town this week as deliberations over the draconian Protection of State Information Bill draw to a close. The National Council of Provinces, the second house of parliament, is due to adopt the bill …

STATEMENT & DEMANDS FROM THE RIGHT2KNOW CAMPAIGN FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2012 INTERNATIONAL RIGHT TO KNOW DAY To the Office of the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa: Noting that 28 September 2012 marks the 10th anniversary of INTERNATIONAL RIGHT TO KNOW DAY we stand in solidarity with freedom of information campaigners around the globe, …

CSAAWU is a small union in the Robertson area in the Western Cape, fighting to highlight the plight of rural workers who speak out against dehumanising labour conditions. The right to speak out, and freedom of association, are anything but guaranteed for rural workers: there is an emerging pattern of victimisation as rural whistleblowers are …

SUMMIT REPORT Right2Know Vision “We seek a country and a world where we all have the right to know – that is to be free to access and to share information. This right is fundamental to any democracy that is open, accountable, participatory and responsive; able to deliver the social, economic and environmental justice we need. …

The Right2Know campaign strongly condemns the actions of Dennis Dlomo, acting DG of State Security, as well as the broader efforts of the SSA to silence whistleblower Roberta Nation. Their actions, exposed by the City Press on Sunday, underscore the crisis of accountability plaguing South Africa’s security cluster, and highlight the plight of whistleblowers even …