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Written by Admin
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Saturday, 12 May 2012 06:27 |
 While the Right2Know Campaign marks a small but important victory for all who continue to oppose the draconian provisions of the Secrecy Bill, the concessions announced by the ANC last Thursday fall short of the kind of legislation we seek.
The call for a public interest defence has united public opposition to the Secrecy Bill; it has been the rallying cry of people across South Africa who have rejected any proposed law that would undermine the ongoing struggle for an open and accountable democracy.
However, despite encouraging signs, the ruling party failed to heed this call, when MPs of the NCOP made it clear on Thursday that they are not ready to address the public’s concerns and deliver a full public interest defence.
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Written by admin
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Thursday, 03 May 2012 06:16 |
 The Right2Know Campaign aims to ensure everyone living in South Africa is free to access and to share information. This vision will never be realised without a strong, critical, well-funded media sector, that is free from government and corporate control.
Thursday 3 May 2012 – the 19th commendation of the United Nations’ Press Freedom Day – is an opportunity to reflect on the ongoing struggle to realise that vision.
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Written by Admin
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Thursday, 03 May 2012 06:39 |
 In 2012 South Africa marks 16 years since the proclamation of our world acclaimed Constitution, which guarantees press freedom, as enshrined in the Bill of Rights. South Africa is amongst the many nations of the world that promotes and protects every citizen’s right to freedom of expression including freedom of the press and other media.
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Written by Jane Duncan
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Sunday, 25 March 2012 10:36 |
 How many South Africans are aware of the massive changes in the pipeline for free-to-air television? Not many, it would seem.
Most countries need to switch off their analogue signals and replace them with digital signals by 2015, by agreement with the International Telecommunications Union. In South Africa, this means that existing television viewers will need to buy set top boxes for approximately R700 to decode the digital signal, so that they can continue to receive television on their existing analogue sets.
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Written by admin
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Friday, 23 March 2012 10:31 |
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As an active member of the Right2Know Campaign, AIDC has added our voice to the many South Africans opposed to the so-called Secrecy Bill. Here is our written submission to the Ad-hoc Committee on the Protection of State Information Bill of the National Council of Provinces.
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Read the submission here
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