Freedom Week - support press freedom

The Right2Know campaign calls on society to mark 27 April (Freedom Day), 1 May (Worker's Day) and 3 May (World Press Freedom Day), as opportunities to recognise and celebrate hard-fought battles and hard-won victories in the struggle to realise these rights and to reflect on the challenges that lie ahead. 30 Apr 2012 09:44

Black Tuesday protest declared against "Secrecy Bill"

[Theresa Mallinson] The latest news in the ongoing controversy surrounding the Protection of Information Bill is that MPs will vote on the matter on Tuesday, 22 November 2011. The National Press Club has dubbed the day "Black Tuesday" and called on South Africans to don black as a form of protest; the Right2Know Campaign is organising multiple simultaneous pickets and public prosecutor Thuli Madonsela has set up a team to investigate concerns around the bill. 21 Nov 2011 09:22

Right2Know Gauteng launched, civil society ready to do battle

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Considered until recently a model for freedom of expression and access to information in Africa, South Africa is on the verge of becoming a totalitarian and secretive state. This is according to the speakers of the Gauteng launch today, Wednesday, 15 September 2010, of the Right2Know campaign at Wits University in Johannesburg. 15 Sep 2010 13:04

SAFREA supports investigation into Wa Afrika arrest

The Southern African Freelancers' Association (SAFREA) has lauded the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for dropping charges against Sunday Times journalist Mzilikazi Wa Afrika, but is concerned that the charges have been withdrawn provisionally and supports calls for an investigation into the circumstances of Wa Afrika's arrest. 10 Sep 2010 08:45

Sign up - let the truth be told

Let the truth be told! Stop the secrecy law (Protection of Information Bill). Sign up to www.right2know.org.za. A civil society campaign - Right2Know - supported already by over 180 organisations and 400 individuals, is being launched today, Tuesday, 31 August 2010, at 1pm. 31 Aug 2010 10:23