What Is The Law Regarding Access To Information?
The right of access to information is entrenched in the South African Constitution, and supported by the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), No. 2 of 2000. These far-reaching laws have been put in place to ensure that we do not repeat the mistakes of the past, where secrecy was commonplace and citizens were kept in the dark. While PAIA may not be perfect, it does open up access to the records of both public and private bodies –
