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On 29 March 2012 13:16, Sobz Ngxiza <[email protected]> wrote: > * * > > * * > > *SACP, ANC and SANCO will March to Parliament to Support the Protection > of State Information Bill* > > * * > > The ANC-led **Alliance** in the ****Cape** **Metro**** has over a > considerable period noted the consistent campaign of disinformation and > hysteria propagated by the “Right to Know Campaign” against the Protection > of State Information Bill. This initiative is dominated by > foreign-sponsored NGO’s and western-owned media agencies. Their links with > often foreign owned media houses ensure their campaign enjoys generous > media coverage, force-feeding society their liberal propaganda to undermine > our government.** > > *** *** > > The campaign spreads false information to instill fear in society that the > ANC-led government is a threat to our Constitution and that the freedoms > that citizens, and the media, now enjoy as a result of the struggles and > sacrifices of our movement are threatened. They create hysteria based on > unfounded claims that the Bill will conceal corruption and that > investigative journalism will be suppressed. They are arguing for the > “public interest defence” and thus misleading the public with their > supposition that the media is interest-free. This is clearly misleading > because the media houses are owned by foreign capital, whose interests in > our country are not necessarily those of our public, its citizens. Against > this background the media cannot even claim to be the custodian of “public > interest” or public good. The media projects a democratically-elected > government as the enemy of the very public that elected the government in > the first place. By what right do they assume this superiority?** > > *** *** > > The Bill clearly provides for sanctions against people who knowingly > classify information incorrectly in order to conceal corruption or any > wrong doing. This ensures that there are safeguards against abuse of this > legislation.** > > *** *** > > The Bill also makes provision for the courts to adjudicate in cases where > the media wants to obtain and publish classified information. This is a > fair process of legitimately obtaining state information for public good > and it remains a mystery why the media would not want this accountability > instrument. The media is not above the laws of this country and therefore > should be subjected to the same laws within the republic. On other issues > the media demands powers for the courts to oversee government, why on this > issue do they want unfettered freedom to do whatever they want with no > legal framework?** > > *** *** > > As the ****Alliance****, we believe the government has the responsibility > to protect the republic broadly against foreign infiltration and aggression > as well as espionage. The state must criminalise damaging and dangerous > tendencies of information peddling (such as the “browse mole report”) > which could plunge our country into a diplomatic crisis or political > instability. ** > > *** *** > > It is against this background that the SACP in the Brian Bunting District > together with its **Alliance** partners ANC, SANCO and COSATU in the **** > Cape** **Metropole**** will embark on a public demonstration of support > to the Bill as follows:** > > *** *** > > *Date : Friday, 30 March 2012* > > *Venue : Parliament of the Republic of South Africa* > > *Time : 11:00 am – 13:00 pm* > > *** *** > > * For more information: * > > *** *** > > *Benson Ngqentsu (SACP) - 0827966400* > > *Thembelani Sakathi (ANC) - 0826708644* > > *Mpondwana (SANCO) - 0741171187* > > *** *** > > *** *** > > * * > > *** *** > > -- > You are subscribed. 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