Quote of the week
Universal adult suffrage on a common voters roll is one of the foundational values of our entire constitutional order. The achievement of the franchise has historically been important both for the acquisition of the rights of full and effective citizenship by all South Africans regardless of race, and for the accomplishment of an all-embracing nationhood. The universality of the franchise is important not only for nationhood and democracy. The vote of each and every citizen is a badge of dignity and of personhood. Quite literally, it says that everybody counts. In a country of great disparities of wealth and power it declares that whoever we are, whether rich or poor, exalted or disgraced, we all belong to the same democratic South African nation; that our destinies are intertwined in a single interactive polity.
August and Another v Electoral Commission and Others (CCT8/99) [1999] ZACC 3
Stop the Secrecy Bill – Week of action
Week of Action: 19 – 27 October 2010
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
This Bill fundamentally undermines the struggle for whistleblower protection and access to information. It
is one of a number of proposed measures which could have the combined effect of fundamentally
undermining the right to access information and the freedom of expression enshrined in the Constitution.
Join the Right2Know campaign’s Week of Action from 19
message to the South African government:
the Secrecy Bill (the Protection of Information Bill) currently before Parliament.th to the 27th October 2010 and send a clearStop the Secrecy Bill! Let the Truth Be Told!
Take Action Now!
“R2K”, followed by your name and town/city to 32759;
Show our support for the Right2Know: Sign the statement at www.right2know.org.za or SMS
representative of the Right2Know to speak at your event;
Organize public meetings, workshops, pickets, or protests during the Week of Action. Invite a
Burgess – you can call him on (021) 403 2911 or email him at cburgess@parliament.gov.za;
Contact a member of Parliament and tell them your concerns. The chair of the Committee is Cecil
Write a letter to your local paper or call into talk radio explaining your concerns about the Bill;
Gauteng: March to
Constitution Hill
Support other events planned for the Week Of Action:
Tuesday 19 October, 12h00
(commemorating Black
Wednesday)
Gathering outside Senate
House, Wits Jorissen Street,
Braamfontein.
Kwazulu Natal: March to
City Hall
Thursday 27 October, 8h00 Gathing at Botha’s Garden,
Durban.
Western Cape: March to
Parliament
Thursday 27 October, 9h30 Gatheing in Kaizersgracht
Street, Cape Town
For details of other events visit www.right2know.org.za.
Contact Us
Contact the Right2Know to get involved, learn more about the campaign, let us know what you are
planning, or get support:
National Coordinator:
Mark Weinberg mark@amandla.org.za 0214617211
Gauteng:
Tendayi Sithole organiser@fxi.org.za 0114821913
Kwazulu Natal:
Quinton Kippen quinton@ddpdurban.org.za 0313049305
Western Cape:
Stay connected through:
Nkwame Cedile nkwame.cedile@gmail.com 0214617211
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Right-2-Know-Campaign/126804837369790?ref=ts);
Twitter: www.twitter.com/r2kcampaign;
Join the campaigns discussion group: http://groups.google.com/group/InfoAccessNow.Stop the Secrecy Bill! Let the Truth Be Told!
