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Emfuleni is a government-created disaster

*Emfuleni is a government-created disaster* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) declares the Emfuleni Local Municipality a government-created...

— August 2018 — 458 views --> EMFULENILOCALNEWS

Emfuleni loses all vehicles

*Emfuleni loses all vehicles* ** Emfuleni apparently defaulted on payments. Municipalities ought to know that service providers must be paid. OUTA und...

— August 2018 — 393 views --> EMFULENILOCALNEWS

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 — 395 views --> BAKWENAEMFULENIGAUTENGGENERAL NEWSGERT SIBANDE DISTRICTGOVAN MBEKI LOCALLOCALLOCAL GOVERNMENTNEWSOUTA

Emfuleni Municipality in dire need of civil intervention

*Emfuleni Municipality in dire need of civil intervention* ** The collapse of Emfuleni’s administration is evident in the vast extent of raw sewage ru...

— August 2018 — 405 views --> EMFULENILOCALNEWS

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 — 383 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 — 394 views --> EMFULENIGAUTENGLOCALSEDIBENG DISTRICT

Billions lost in Local Government

*Billions lost in Local Government* ** The substantive increase in irregular expenditure by 75%, from R16,2bn to R28,3bn within local government can o...

— May 2018 — 385 views --> GENERAL NEWSLOCALOUTA

OUTA announces Dr. Makhosi Khoza as head of OUTA's local government strategy

*OUTA announces Dr. Makhosi Khoza as head of OUTA's local government strategy * ** “Today, I am pleased to announce that Dr Makhosi Khoza has been app...

— May 2018 — 433 views --> GENERAL NEWSLOCALNEWSOUTA

OUTA Local launches in Secunda

*OUTA Local launches in Secunda* ** Over the years, Govan Mbeki Local Municipality has seen a decline in service delivery, leaving residents frustrate...

— April 2018 — 397 views --> GERT SIBANDE DISTRICTGOVAN MBEKIGOVAN MBEKI LOCALLOCALMPUMALANGA

AARTO fix isn’t good enough

*AARTO fix isn’t good enough* ** OUTA believes that the proposed changes to the AARTO law are impractical, irrational and legally flawed. “If the AART...

— April 2018 — 367 views --> AARTOGENERAL NEWSTRANSPORT

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 — 407 views --> EMFULENIGAUTENGLOCALSEDIBENG DISTRICT

AARTO is about money instead of road safety and will fail - OUTA

* *AARTO is about money instead of road safety and will fail - OUTA* * “The AARTO Bill will not have the desired effect of enhanced road safety and is...

— November 2017 — 356 views --> AARTONEWSTRANSPORT

OUTA contemplates traffic fine class action

* *OUTA contemplates traffic fine class action* * It is clear to OUTA that the traffic infringement authorities have not applied themselves in accorda...

— May 2017 — 388 views --> AARTOTRANSPORT

OUTA calls for traffic fines to be written off

* *OUTA calls for traffic fines to be written off* * “We also request with immediate effect, the licensing authorities do not force motorists to settl...

— March 2017 — 338 views --> AARTOTRANSPORT

OUTA lambastes parliamentary portfolio committee for misleading statement

* *OUTA lambastes parliamentary portfolio committee for misleading statement* * OUTA is astonished and incensed at the Acting Chairperson Mr Ramatlaka...

— January 2016 — 319 views --> AARTOETOLLSGENERAL NEWSNEWSOUTA

OUTA in awe of unprecedented public participation

* *OUTA in awe of unprecedented public participation* * This is arguably the largest amount of submissions ever received by government to proposed leg...

— January 2016 — 328 views --> AARTOETOLLSSANRALTRANSPORT

New AARTO regulations aimed to accomodate e-tolls

* *New AARTO regulations aimed to accomodate e-tolls* * The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) urges the public to participate, as the amendm...

— December 2015 — 344 views --> AARTOETOLLSSANRALTRANSPORT

Zuma's brazen behaviour sparks call for broader civil action

* *Zuma's brazen behaviour sparks call for broader civil action* * We cannot fail to notice the similarities between Minister Nene’s removal and the “...

— December 2015 — 316 views --> AARTOETOLLSJACOB ZUMASANRALSTATE CAPTURETRANSPORT

The e-toll scheme collapsed over 12 months ago

**The e-toll scheme collapsed over 12 months ago** In 2012, OUTA presented the Inter Ministerial Committee with numerous reasons why the scheme would ...

— October 2015 — 363 views --> AARTOETOLLSSANRALTRANSPORT

OUTA pleased with public response to e-toll Gazette

**OUTA pleased with public response to e-toll Gazette* * A volume of 18,732 submissions were made through OUTA’s ‘Gazette Comment’ portal in the 10 da...

— September 2015 — 323 views --> AARTOETOLLSSANRALTRANSPORT

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