The South African Catholic Bishops’ Conference is voicing serious concern about the
wisdom and the constitutionality of the Protection of Information Bill currently before
Parliament, as well as about the need for the establishment of a Media Appeals Tribunal. Cardinal
Wilfrid Fox Napier explains to Linda Bordoni exactly what the issue is about…
“…We
see it going right back to where the National Party was during the days of apartheid…
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“… We have grave misgivings about introducing or entrenching a culture of
non- accountability and non-tranparency on the part of State officials at all levels…
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