R2K & SAHA welcome Police Ministry's decision to release the National Key Points
23 January 2015
The Right2Know Campaign (R2K) and the South African History Archive (SAHA) applaud the Ministry of Police's decision to make the list of National Key Points public. This came after the Ministry withdrew its application for leave to appeal against the South Gauteng High Court's order that they comply within 30 days with the request for records containing a list of the National Key Points, made in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (PAIA).
The list is now publically available at foip.saha.org.za and r2k.org.za.
This decision is a small but significant victory towards our efforts of promoting the principles of accountability and transparency within the government. We believe this basic transparency is an important step in countering the uncontrolled secrecy and potential abuse of South Africa's ‘national security' policies.
"We're delighted that SAPS have come to their senses in recognising that, as was well-demonstrated in Justice Sutherland's judgment, they simply failed to comply with PAIA from the outset so really had nowhere to go with an appeal," said Catherine Kennedy on behalf of the South African History Archive. "It was simply the type of knee-jerk refusal that has no place in a democracy that purports to be built on openness and democracy."
"R2K intends to spread this information as widely as possible to ensure that the public knows where its rights are being undermined and challenge abuses of the National Key Points," said Murray Hunter on behalf of the Right2Know Campaign.
"But the next step is to call for the Act to be repealed. We believe there is no place in our democracy for National Key Points and we'll campaign to have the Act scrapped, not amended."
We maintain that the blanket secrecy over which sites have been declared National Key Points has helped officials and politicians to use and abuse the National Key Points Act to undermine our constitutional rights. The secret implementation of the Act, in which decisions are taken behind closed doors in terms of vague and open-ended regulations, has contributed to a worrying resurgence of secrecy.
Here is the list of National Key Points:
Gauteng
Onderstepoort Biological Products
Union Buildings Presidency
Mahlambandlovu Pres Res
Sefako Makgatho Presidential Res
OR Tambo International airport
SSA Communication Centre
Main Telephone Exchange (PPR)
Apollo Transmission Station
Minerva Transmission Station
SA Bank Note Company
Denel Dynamics
Pretoria Metal Pressing
Pretoria Metal Pressing Pta West
Denel Land Systems Lyttelton
CSIR Wind Tunnel
SA Post Office Computer Centre
SA Reserve Bank HQSA
Reserve Bank: Pta North
New Cooperation Building ID Factory
SABC Tshwane
SITA Numerus Building.
SITA Centurion
Denel Integrated System Solutions
SITA Beta
Government Printing Works (Sec Print Facility)
Waltloo TPL Depot
Rheinmetall Denel Munition
SABC Building Auckland Park
Sentech Tower in Brixton, Johannesburg
SENTECH Transmission & Satellite Centre
Office of Interception Centres
Eskom National Control Centre, Simmerpan
City Power Johannesburg Pty (Ltd)
Grootvlei Power Station
Former Pres Res NR Mandela GP
Former, Pres Res T Mbeki GP
Pres Residence of SA GP
Gauteng Provincial Legislature
ArcelorMittal
African Explosives Ltd
NCP Chlorchem, Chloorkop, Kempton Park
Denel Aviation
BAE Systems Benoni
SA Mint
SA Reserve Bank, Johannesburg
Shell Depot Alrode
Chevron Alrode
Sasol Depot Alrode
Total Depot
Transnet Pipeline: Alrode
Chevron Texaco
Transnet Pipeline: Airporte-Natis Facility
Rand Water. Zwartkopjies
Rand Water: Zuikerbosch
Rand Water: Vereeniging
Rand Water: Mapleton
Rand Water: Barrage
Rand Water: Palmiet
Rand Water: Eikenhof
Transnet Pipeline Tarlton Distribution Depot
Klerksdorp Depot
Langlaagte Depot
Vaaldam Pump Station
Meyerton Depot
Gauteng / North West
Transnet Pipeline Rustenburg Depot
North West Provincial Legislature
Hartebeeshoek Earth Station
NECSASA National Space Agency (SANSA)
SABC Lt North West
KwaZulu-Natal
SABC Durban
Total SA (Cutler)
Acacia Operations Services (Heartland Leasing)
Engen Depot (Cutter)
Total Depot (Cutler)
Valvoline Depot (Cutler)
PD Terminals Depot (Cutler)
Caleb Brett (Cutler)
Industrial Oil Processors (Cutler)
Durban Bulk Shipping (Cutler)
SA Petroleum Refinery (SAPREF) (Cutler)
SA Pretroleum Refinery (SAPREF) Reunion
Engen Refinery
Natcos (Cutler)
Natcos
Single Buoy Mooring
Transnet Pumping Station: Newcastle
Impala Transmission Station
Klaarwater Distribution Station
Pegasus Transmission Station
Drakensberg Power Station
Island View Storage (Cutler)
Caltex Depot (Cutler)
Zenex Depot (Cutler)
Durban South Distribution Station
Transnet Pumping Station - Ladysmith
Transnet Pumping Station - (Cutler)
Transnet Pumping Station - Quegga's Nek
Transnet Pumping Station - Hillcrest
Transnet Pumping Station - Howick
Transnet Pumping Station - Van Reenen
Pres of SA Res - KZN
Presidential Res - JL Dube House
New Aviation Fuel Depot at KSIA
King Shaka International Airport Air Side
Durban North Distribution Station
Athene Transmission Station
Lotus Park Distribution station
SA Reserve Bank: Durban
Duzi TPL Depot
Mooi River TPL Depot
Fortmistake Transnet Pipeline Ladysmith
Mngeni TPL Depot
Mnambithi TPL Depot
Ntwini TPL Depot
Hilltop TPL Depot
KZN Provincial Legislature
Western Cape
Parliament House
120 Plain Street, Cape Town
Cape Town International Airport
SABC Ltd Western Cape
Chevron Refinery, Cape Town
Saldanha Tank Farm
Muldersvlei Transmission Station
Acasia Transmission Station
Droeriver Transmission Station
Koeberg Nuclear Power Station
RDM Somerset West
RDM Wellington
PetroSA Voorbaai
SA Reserve Bank, Cape Town
PetroSA GTL Refinery
Single buoy mooring Voorbaai
Klipheuwel Pumping Station
FA Production Platform, Mossgas
Orca
Presidential Res (Genadendal)
Former Pres Res FW de Klerk (Sea Point)
Former Pres Res NR Mandela (Bishops Court)
Office of the Pres of SA (Tuynhuys)
SABC: Air Time: Cape Town
Western Cape Provincial Legislature
Gourikwa Power Station
SFF Association Storage
Ankerlig Power Station
SFF Oil Jetty
Mpumalanga
Grootdraai Pumping Station
SABC, Nelspruit
Camden Power Station
Hendrina Power Station
Kriel Power Station
Arnot Power Station
Sol Transmission Station
Matla Power Station
Duvha Power Station
Tutuka Power Station
Kendal Power Station
Komati Power Station
Majuba Power Station
Mpumalanga Boulevard Riverside Gov Building Nelspruit
Transnet Pipeline, Kendal
Sasol Secunda
Transnet Pipelines, Secunda
Jericho Pump Station
Rieftontein Pump Station
Grootfontein Pump Station
Vygeboom Pump Station
Bosloop Water Pump Station
Nooitgedact Pump Station
Transnet Pipeline Witbank Depot
Khutala Pump Station
Zaaihoek Pump Station
Knoppies Tower
Mpumalanga / Limpopo
SABC, Polokwane
Mokolo Pump Station, Limpopo Prov
Matimba Power Station
Limpopo Legislature, Lebowakgomo, Polokwane
Eastern Cape
SABC PE
Grassridge Transmission Station, Addo
SA Reserve Bank, Port Elizabeth
SA Reserve Bank, East London
SABC Bhisho
EC Provincial Legislature
Oil Tanking Grinrod Caluto (Ltd) Port of Ngqura
Former Pres NR Mandela Qunu Village
Free State
Vaaldam
Natref Petronet Pump Station, Bethlehem
Coalbrook Petrol Pump Station
Sasol Pump Station
Perseus Transmission Station
Centlec Pty (Ltd) Electricity Distribution Station
SABC Free State (BFN) Kroonstad Pump Station
Lethabo Power Station
SA Reserve Bank, Bloemfontein
FS Provincial Legislature, Bloemfontein
Magdala TPL Depot
Wilge TPL Depot
Free State / Northern Cape
Hydra Transmission Station
SABC Kimberley Northern Cape
Square Kilometer Array Site (SKA)
NC Provincial Legislature
Statement issued by Catherine Kennedy, Director, SAHA and Murray Hunter, Spokesperson, Right2Know Campaign, January 22 2015
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