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Mark Wiggett

Mark Wiggett

MARK WIGGETT was born on November 23 1950 in Port Elizabeth and went to Union High School in Graaff-Reinet where he matriculated in 1969. He spent 28 years freelancing in…>

'Information Peddling': Africartoons.com
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© Mark Wiggett | Jul 29, 2011 | The Herald

Information Peddling

PEDDLING BACKWARDS: The ANC has proposed a new version of the Protection of Information Bill (dubbed by the media as The Secrecy Bill) after a public outcry rejected the original. The latest version includes concessions made to appease the objectors, but a couple of contentious items were also snuck in: The banning of 'Information Peddling' and the inclusion of 'Business Secrets' have been regarded with suspicion by open governance advocates.

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