ANC plans to ban corruption leaks

They should make some sort of Whistleblowers scheme but for the guavamint. Then again, they probably wont because that would make it easier to expose corrupt officials...like how the Scorpians were doing...
 
Ok, that line had me there a bit; I was reading "ANC plans to ban corruption" - didn't see the "leaks" part.

This is just another ploy of the already-corrupt ANC, to cover up for their own members. Let's see if their bill is going to pass - I think, NOT.
 
This simply means that we will have less of a chance to hear about gvt's shady deals and will provide them with the necessary cover to allow them to be brazen about their misdeeds.
 
Hellooo Zimbabwe....

Ismail Vadi, an ANC MP and chairman of parliament’s communications portfolio committee, argued that information had to be more tightly controlled because journalists who came into possession of secret government information might be foreign spies.
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All this means is if you want to be a criminal, get rich stealing from the people, do whatever you want and not be held accountable - join the ANC... Viva Dictatorship... I mean Democracy...
 
I'm confused, the article says whistleblowing will be banned, however in the same article they say:

Though the government’s law advisers say journalists and whistle-blowers would still be able to cite public interest as a legal defence, the bill makes no specific provision for the condoning of the transfer, possession or publication of classified information on grounds of public interest.
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And another thing:
Exposés of corruption related to the arms deal could have been swept under the carpet, and even publication of Health Hinister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang’s conviction for theft, and reports about her behaviour during a hospital stay, could have been blocked.
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I thought hospital records were already highly confidential? Speaking of which where did Medi-Clinic's case against Avusa end up?

IMO, whistleblowing should be protected, and judging by the article, it would still be protected. And it seems the ANC is borrowng some pages from G.W on this one. :D

[edit] Whistleblower Protection Act of 2007
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to government whistleblowers when, in the case of Garcetti v. Ceballos, 04-473, it ruled that government employees did not have protection from retaliation by their employers under the First Amendment of the Constitution.[2]

The free speech protections of the First Amendment have long been used to shield whistleblowers from retaliation by whistleblower attorneys. In response to the Supreme Court decision, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 985, the Whistleblower Protection Act of 2007. President George W. Bush, citing national security concerns, promised to veto the bill should it be enacted into law by Congress. The Senate's version of the Whistleblower Protection Act (S. 274), which has significant bipartisan support, was approved by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 13, 2007. However, it has yet to reach a vote by Senate as a hold has been placed on the bill by Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK).[3] According to the National Whistleblower Center, Coburn's hold on S. 274 has been done to further President Bush's agenda.[4]
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Good ol national security.
 
ANC are just trying to fix the symptoms. They must just sort out corruption and then there would not even need to be these new laws. But I guess thats just common sense, so I do not see this happening. :eek::cool:
 
Ok, time for a lesson in African Logic for those that do not understand.

Problem: ANC government is corrupt and the public does not like it.
Solution: Make it impossible for the public to find out.

Problem solved.

Please do not bother with irrelevancies like consequences or responsibility as the problem has clearly been solved.
 
Pilgrim said:
Ok, time for a lesson in African Logic for those that do not understand.

Problem: ANC government is corrupt and the public does not like it.
Solution: Make it impossible for the public to find out.

Problem solved.

Please do not bother with irrelevancies like consequences or responsibility as the problem has clearly been solved.
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I agree 100%

The Scorpions and this law is proof that they're creating a cover that they can hide behind and commit their misdeeds.
 
Hardly surprising. This is just the first steps anyway.
 
Phew!!!

For a moment I read the headline as: "ANC plans to ban corruption" and thought
that the world ended. On second look, I see that things are as usual, ANC being
100% behind corruption and all. *Sigh of Relief* I got a real fright there.....
 
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