14 May 2012The purpose of the 2012 South African Budget Guide and Dictionary is to provide an accurate description of the South African budget system so as to enhance the ability of ...

23 Apr 2012In a revealing paper Derek Matyszak of the Research and Advocacy Unity of Zimbabwe analyses the legal and political realities of what he calls the ZIMPLATS saga. Matyszak addresses what he calls ...

04 Apr 2012Idasa's Right to Know, Right to Education project publishes a toolkit for best practicies in school governance. To see the practical toolkit please follow the link below.

28 Feb 2012Idasa's Right to Know, Right to Education Project publishes a Toolkit for School Budgeting and Budgeting Processes.

12 Oct 2010Join the week of action - 19 October 2010 - see more at www.right2know.org.za

30 Aug 2010Over 180 civil society organisations and numerous prominent individuals have endorsed a civil society statement titled 'Let the Truth Be Told! Stop the Secrecy Bill'. The statement characterizes the Protection ...

20 Aug 2010Idasa points out that the Protection of Information Bill and the proposed Media Appeals Tribunal are not one and the same, as their interchangeable use in the media has led ...

17 Aug 2010By Stefaans Brummer For a PDF version of this document, click here. Share your opinions here. Background The apartheid-era Protection of Information Act (84 of 1982) remains on the statute ...

04 Aug 2010Share your opinions here. 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 ...

28 Jul 2010Following Idasa's oral submission to Parliament on 21 July on the Protection of Information Bill, PIMS gave the Ad Hoc Committee a further written submission which addressed the likely impact ...

21 Jul 2010African democracy institute Idasa warns that the proposed Protection of Information Bill, up for debate in parliament, may weaken the existing transparency framework which protects the public’s right to know. ...

20 Jul 2010The proposed Protection of Information Bill (up for debate in SA parliament tomorrow) may weaken the public’s right to know. Parliamentarians need to make sure that the system protects and ...

15 Jul 2010In a 15-page submission to Parliament on the Protection of Information Bill, Idasa’s Political Information and Monitoring Service (PIMS) said that while a bill of this nature is primarily concerned ...

15 Sep 2009In an August ruling, the Constitutional Court replaced the 30-day limit set down in the Promotion of Access to Information Act with 180 days. Access to information crucial to accurate ...