NEWSWATCH: As expected, MPs have adopted the Protection of State Information Bill report, reports Mail & Guardian, and in BD Live, Allister Sparks recounts how the late Mervyn Rees helped change the course of SA history - by doing exactly what many critics of the POIB believe the bill is designed to stamp out.
Opposition MPs on the committee still say they are opposed to the bill, however, which looks set to be debated by the National Assembly tomorrow.
BD Live: The quiet reporter who helped change the course of South African history... Allister Sparks pays tribute to renowned journalist Mervyn Rees, who passed away last week aged 70 - and is credited with an achievement in investigative journalism that many critics believe the controversial POIB is designed to eliminate.
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