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    • Here Are The City Press Ads That Were Banned By The SABC

      10 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      This is what the ANC and the SABC do not want you to see….

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    • SA’s Own Wikileaks? New Website To Publish Stories Editors Avoid

      02 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment

      How often do you hear someone say something outlandish and justify it with the right to freedom of expression? The new Secrecy Bill in South Africa does make this somewhat challenging for media houses and journalists who have views that don’t 100% support the ruling party. For all of you who agree with the likes […]

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    • [UPDATE 2] While We Were Mourning, Zuma Signed The #SecrecyBill Into Law

      12 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments

      Less than a week after the death of Nelson Mandela, Jacob Zuma has signed into law the Protection Of State Information Bill. Zuma would have inked the paper mere metres from the body of late President Nelson Mandela, who lies in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

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    • Right2Know Are Causing Some Comedic Kak At The Woodstock Exchange

      08 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Humour is one of the best ways of dealing with kak news. The proposed Secrecy Bill is kak news. So, Right2Know is hosting a night of comedy and biting satire along with some of South Africa’s best comedians.

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    • Media Reports On Gupta Airforce Base Landing Will Be Illegal When Information Bill Is Passed – Welcome To North Korea

      20 May 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments

      If you didn’t catch Sunday’s media briefing on the Gupta report, you missed nothing. It was the usual bullshit smokescreen and blame-shifting game we’ve grown accustomed to. The ANC/Gupta mafia closes in on a media-free utopia.

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    • Tuesday Morning Spice

      23 Apr 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments

      Man United win 20th Premier League title. Secrecy Bill amendments approved. Boston bomb suspect charged, claims they acted alone. Bryan Habana is back. Ozzy thought Sharon was trying to kill him.

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    • Wednesday Morning Spice

      28 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments

      Business Day to retrench 200 staff. Local police commander bust selling guns to criminals. Guess who will play Batman next? Photos of Halle Berry’s ex (post beating) revealed. A fizzy drink a day proven to increase cancer risk. Caviar vending machines…

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    • Wednesday Morning Spice

      14 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments

      McAfee buried himself to hide from police. SA platinum in big trouble. Stolen art found. Police foil Prince Charles horse manure attack. Frankie Dettori fails drug test. ANC approves radical secrecy bill changes. France’s champagne harvest worst in years.

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    • New Ad Hoc Committee On Secrecy Bill Announced

      02 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment

      The committee which will shepherd the Protection of State Information Bill through to the next stage of its approval process in the National Council of Provinces next year has been announced. Parliament has elected 15 ad hoc committee members, 10 of whom are from the ANC, two from the DA and one each from Cope, the ID and the IFP.

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    • ANC Threatens Secrecy Bill Dissidents

      24 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Yesterday, the ANC decided it would threaten its members who voted with their consciences against the passing of the Protection of State Information Bill in Parliament on Tuesday. Luckily and unluckily, the minutes of proceedings for the vote have to be released into the public domain showing exactly who voted for what.

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    • Secrecy Bill – Where Do We Stand Now?

      22 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments

      Members of Parliament have voted in favour of the Protection of State Information Bill. The bill still needs to be passed by the National Council of Provinces next year, but it has effectively been adopted by the National Assembly today based on majority vote. It has NOT yet been enacted. Editors staged a walkout as the announcement was made in Parliament.

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    • Keep This A Secret

      22 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Protestors wearing black gather outside Parliament in Cape Town on Tuesday, to voice their dissent against the proposed Protection Of Information Bill. Inside Parliament, MP’s gathered to vote on the matter. Coverage of opposition to the POIB was trending on Twitter under the hashtag, #BlackTuesday. Nothing was trending on Facebook. Because nothing trends on Facebook. […]

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    • Secrecy Bill Opponents Claim Small Victory

      19 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments

      The ratifying of the Protection of Information bill may be delayed. Opponents of the so-called Secrecy Bill – 3 000 of whom took to the streets of Cape Town on Saturday in support of the Right2Know campaign – may have claimed a minor victory in their battle against the controversial Bill. Further vigils will take place across the country tonight.

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    • Right To Know Campaign On 2oceansvibe Radio

      19 Oct 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment

      If you value your freedom of speech, you may want to get involved in voicing your disapproval against The Man’s attempts to throw a black curtain over every mote of data it feels tetchy about. If you couldn’t be bothered to pipe up, then I suppose you won’t be losing much in the transition to a police state, anyhow. That’s right kids, we’re talking about the Secrecy Bill.

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