Protection of Information Bill, a story about a special kind of divorce

The fact is that many journalists will tell you it's come as quite a surprise to find that this draft is so much worse, so much more draconian than the one that emerged during the Mbeki era. Since Polokwane, there's been much more political openness, much more of a role for the press, and simply much more interaction between the media and politicians. President Jacob Zuma's ANC administration has been about charming the pants off the media, rather than trying to shut it up.

...At the very core of this new bill is the very same approach that ended with the ANC national working committee deciding it could press charges against Zwelinzima Vavi. It is about a group of hard-core politicians who are not interested in playing the game anymore. They have the power and it is about time they scorch some earth.

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