Your Right To Know

32. (1) Everyone has the right of access to —

(a) any information held by the state; and
(b) any information that is held by another person and that is required for the exercise or protection of any rights.

The South African Constitution

SAHA Request Statistics

Submitted: 1137
Pending: 18
Denied: 182
Deemed to have been refused: 475
Granted in full: 182
Granted in part: 141
Transferred in full to one body: 53
Transferred in full to more than one body: 34
Transferred in part – remainder pending 0
Transferred in part – remainder released entirely 26
Transferred in part – remainder released partially without grounds 0
Transferred in part – remainder released partially without grounds 6
Transferred in part – remainder denied with grounds 1
Transferred in part – remainder denied without grounds 2
Transferred in part – remainder deemed 7
Transferred in part – remainder withdrawn within the timeframe 0
Withdrawn within timeframe: 2
Treated as non-compliant: 8

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News

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16: the "Enabling Goal"

July 31st, 2017

Goal 16 has been lauded as an extremely important right due to its ability to enable other Goals. SAHA attends a talk on its importance.

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Press Release: SAHA goes to court to access apartheid-era records

July 31st, 2017

Why SAHA is going to court to gain access to apartheid-era records held by the South African Reserve Bank.

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Is it important for the right to vote to know who funds the parties on the ballot?

July 25th, 2017

We take a look at some of the key submissions made to Parliament on the issue of regulating the funding of political parties.

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"Food" for thought: What is the state of Government's Feeding Scheme

June 13th, 2017

We take a look at the outcome of PAIA requests to various Departments of Education, for information regarding the implementation of the Primary Schools’ Feeding Scheme.

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Is Government Supporting Your Favourite Newspaper?

May 23rd, 2017

We take a closer look at a PAIA request to the office of the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) for information about advertising spaces purchased by government and, more importantly, at why you should care to know more about that too.

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Meet the "Funders" - FOIP attends a meeting with Indigo Trust's founder

April 24th, 2017

SAHA recently had an opportunity to meet the founder of Indigo Trust, which generously funded our Requestee Tool, at an intimate gathering in the Mother City.

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Feedback from the Pan-Africa Conference on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information

March 29th, 2017

SAHA's Freedom of Information Programme Coordinator reports back from the conference

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Wrapping up progress on the Requestee page

March 15th, 2017

Having submitted the final report to the funders for the Requestee page we reflect on the impact the tool has had

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