President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he intends to send the Protection of State Information Bill (or Secrecy Bill) back to Parliament.
It's been on the president's desk for nearly 7 years, so aside from being terribly dusty, there are bound to be questions.
What’s in the POSIB? What is it even about? Why do we need one?
Why were/are people so opposed to it and is it still that bad, or worse than we feared? Can it be fixed or do we need to go back to the drawing board completely?
Join Media Monitoring Africa for a refresher of the Protection of State Information Bill with experts who will unpack what it is about, what’s wrong with it, what’s right with it, and where to from here.
Ronald "Ronnie" Kasrils is a South African politician. He was Minister for Intelligence Services from 27 April 2004 to 25 September 2008. Prior to this appointment, he served as Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of South Africa from 24 June 1994 to 16 June 1999 and as Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry from 1999 until 2004.
Justine Limpitlaw is an independent communications law consultant who specialises in broadcasting, media, telecommunications, and space and satellite law. Her broadcasting-related experience includes work for a number of South Africa’s leading broadcasting and service providers - commercial, public and community.
Sam Sole is co-founder and managing partner of amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism, an independent, non-profit newsroom that advocates against secrecy. Since the start of his career in journalism in 1986, Sam has has become known for his many impactful investigations exposing wrongdoing by state and private actors alike
