R2K releases 'Secret State of the Nation' report today

FACT: The number of places in South Africa protected by the National Key Points Act, an apartheid-era secrecy law, has increased by 54% in 5 years.

Today Right2Know releases its 'Secret State of the Nation' report, highlighting the state of secrecy and openness in South Africa today.

In it, we find:

* The use of the National Key Points Act has increased dramatically
* Secret party funding is booming and is likely to double between the 1999 and 2014 elections
* 2 out of 3 formal requests for information in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act are refused.