The African National Congress (ANC) has adopted the final draft of the Protection of State Information Bill (Secrecy Bill) in the absence of opposition parties, who walked out in protest.
The eight ruling party MPs on the ad hoc committee handling the draft official secrets law voted unanimously to adopt a report to the National Council of Provinces outlining changes made to it in the past year.
Meanwhile, committee chairperson, Raseriti Tau, accuses the opposition of reneging on an agreement to adopt the report. However, the Democratic Alliance’s Alf Lees, says the undertaking could not stand given the delay in producing the document.
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