Consign the Info Bill to the Dustbin of History

By Terry BellIn 1993, as the prospect of a non-racist democracy loomed, the last apartheid president, F. W. de Klerk and his minions, ordered the destruction of tonnes of files, microfilm, audio and computer tapes and disks.  Information about state-sponsored murders,...

Civil Society Statement on Protection of Information Bill

Let the Truth be Told – Stop the Secrecy Bill! A responsive and accountable democracy that can meet the basic needs of our people is built upon transparency and the free flow of information. The gains of South Africans’ struggle for freedom are threatened by the...
International Youth Day – 12th August 2010

International Youth Day – 12th August 2010

International Youth Day is celebrated on August,12th. Let us not forget the contribution that youth across the world have made to our development. In South Africa, the youth were instrumental in the fight against apartheid. Today, South African youth still face many...