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Gauteng SOPA: We've heard it all before

*Gauteng SOPA: We've heard it all before* ** Gauteng Premier Makhura has called for more than a dozen plans or reports to be produced in the next 100 ...

— July 2019 — 924 views --> CORRUPTIONEMFULENIETOLLSGAUTENGSANDFSANRALSOPATRANSPORT

Bomenetsa go mmuso legae goba mmaseipala o shitisha diterelo go batho

*Bomenetsa go mmuso legae goba mmaseipala o shitisha diterelo go batho* ** Bomenetsa go mmuso legae goba mmaseipala o shitisha diterelo go batho Mai...

— June 2019 — 655 views --> OPINION PIECESEPEDI

Naha e a tjha

*Naha e a tjha* ** Ke ditshiunyana feela re tswa dikgethong tsa setjhaba kaofela naheng ya rona ya Afrika Borwa, ba bang ba ditshwantshisa le ka nako ...

— May 2019 — 745 views --> OPINION PIECESOTHO

Municipalities continue to fail people by Zodumo Sishi

*Municipalities continue to fail people by Zodumo Sishi* ** It is of increasing concern that most major projects aimed at changing the lives of South ...

— May 2019 — 608 views --> KWAZULU-NATALLOCALOPINION PIECE

OPINION PIECE: Poor oversight leaves communities in the dark

*Poor oversight leaves communities in the dark* ** On the eve of the country’s 7th democratic election, only 7% of our country’s municipalities are fu...

— April 2019 — 834 views --> MUNICIPALITYOPINION PIECE

OPINION PIECE: A good municipal policy does not guarantee compliance

*A good municipal policy does not guarantee compliance*** It is a legal requirement for all municipalities to have their -policies and key documents e...

— April 2019 — 801 views --> EMFULENIETHEKWINIGOVAN MBEKILOCALMUNICIPALITYOPINION PIECE

Government mismanagement contributes to fuel price increases

*Government mismanagement contributes to fuel price increases*** Fuel and electricity prices go up this week and are strongly influenced by years of ...

— April 2019 — 859 views --> FUEL LEVYFuel Price

We need an independent water regulator, says OUTA and Water Shortage SA

The Department of Water and Sanitation’s failure to effectively regulate South Africa’s water sector requires serious and effective intervention, and ...

— January 2019 — 981 views --> WATERWSSA

West Rand emergency services strike may lead to disaster

*West Rand emergency services strike may lead to disaster* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is concerned about the safety of communities o...

— November 2018 — 429 views --> GAUTENGLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Emfuleni is a human rights disaster

*Emfuleni is a human rights disaster* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) called on the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to orde...

— September 2018 — 438 views --> EMFULENIGAUTENGWATER AND ENVIRONMENT

CoGTA's municipal repairs lack sustainable solutions

*CoGTA's municipal repairs lack sustainable solutions* ** “The local communities, including ratepayers’ associations and local businesses, have been c...

— August 2018 — 406 views --> BAKWENAEMFULENIGAUTENGGENERAL NEWSGERT SIBANDE DISTRICTGOVAN MBEKI LOCALLOCALLOCAL GOVERNMENTNEWSOUTA

OUTA firmly believes that scrapping e-tolls will immediately bring welcome relief

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) today is submitting a dossier packed with practical suggestions to help the Ministers in the Economic Cluste...

— July 2018 — 688 views --> ETOLLSFUEL LEVYFuel Price

Gauteng Premiers intervention in Emfuleni smacks of planned political manipulation

*Gauteng Premiers intervention in Emfuleni smacks of planned political manipulation* ** The Constitution is clear that national, provincial and munici...

— June 2018 — 398 views --> EMFULENIGAUTENGLOCALSEDIBENG DISTRICT

OUTA Local welcomes change at Emfuleni Municipality

*OUTA Local welcomes change at Emfuleni Municipality  * ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the immediate resignation of Emfuleni ...

— June 2018 — 405 views --> EMFULENIGAUTENGLOCALSEDIBENG DISTRICT

Emfuleni residents need service delivery not politics

*Emfuleni residents need service delivery not politics* ** “The Provincial Executive has failed to enforce its mandate of oversight by holding ELM to ...

— March 2018 — 417 views --> EMFULENIGAUTENGLOCALSEDIBENG DISTRICT

Gauteng province wastes money on e-tolls

**Gauteng province wastes money on e-tolls* * “As valuable as the R123 Million would have been for other critical priorities in the province, it’s is ...

— November 2015 — 342 views --> ETOLLSGAUTENGSANRALTRANSPORT

More unacceptable transgressions by SANRAL

**More unacceptable transgressions by SANRAL* * In a parliamentary question put by Anton Alberts of the Freedom Front Plus, the Minister of Transport ...

— November 2015 — 324 views --> ETOLLSGAUTENGSANRALTRANSPORT

Discrimination and inconsistencies in SANRAL’s road funding mechanisms arise

**Discrimination and inconsistencies in SANRAL’s road funding mechanisms arise* * While funding such important economic infrastructure with general ta...

— October 2015 — 363 views --> ETOLLSGAUTENGKWAZULU-NATALSANRALTRANSPORTWESTERN CAPE

Questions arise from SANRAL’s annual report, ahead of bond auction

**Questions arise from SANRAL’s annual report, ahead of bond auction* * The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) believes these pertinent matte...

— October 2015 — 342 views --> ETOLLSGAUTENGSANRALTRANSPORT

OPINION PIECE - There's hope for SA: It's called 'citizen power'

**OPINION PIECE - There's hope for SA: It's called 'citizen power'* *   By Peter Bruce What kind of government would plot and advance a project to bu...

— August 2015 — 322 views --> GENERAL NEWSNEWSOPINION PIECEOUTA

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