Provisions in the government's controversial "secrecy bill" , will allow state-owned enterprises such as South African Airways, Telkom and the Coega refinery an unfair advantage over their private sector competitors Provisions in the government's controversial "secrecy bill" , will allow state- owned enterprises such as South African Airways (SAA), Telkom and the Coega refinery an unfair advantage over their private sector competitors and will inhibit any possible investigation of corruption, critics of the bill have warned Parliament. The Protection of Information Bill, which has landed again in Parliament after being withdrawn the first time round in 2008, has again been criticised for infringing the constitutional protection of free expression and freedom of the press. Commentators believe that this, the second version, is even worse than the first.Clause 12 of the bill has been sharply criticised by a number of organisations, many of which have called for it to be remove...
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