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OUTA position paper details no revival for e-tolls

**OUTA position paper details no revival for e-tolls* * * * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has produced a position paper outlining reaso...

— August 2019 — 945 views --> ETC ETOLLS SANRAL TRANSPORT

Tshwane City Manager cannot get off scot-free

**Tshwane City Manager cannot get off scot-free* * * * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has written to Gauteng CoGTA MEC Lebogang Maile im...

— July 2019 — 1453 views --> LOCAL GOVERNMENT TSHWANE

KZN government must take action against Gumede

*KZN government must take action against Gumede * ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has written to the MEC for Cooperative Governance and T...

— July 2019 — 661 views --> ETHEKWINI LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Local Municipalities demise is South Africa’s biggest threat

*Local Municipalities demise is South Africa’s biggest threat* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is not surprised at the Auditor General of...

— June 2019 — 1200 views --> LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Scrapping e-tolls makes economic sense – OUTA

*Scrapping e-tolls makes economic sense – OUTA* ** OUTA denounces claims by Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) that as many as 38 000 potential indirect...

— June 2019 — 1807 views --> ETC ETOLLS SANRAL TRANSPORT

Aurora directors face charges in court

*Aurora directors face charges in court * ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is pleased to see that after seven years of investigations and ...

— May 2019 — 846 views --> AURORA ENVIRONMENT WATER WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

NPA prosecution of Aurora directors starts

*NPA prosecution of Aurora directors starts* ** The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) prosecution of the directors of Aurora Empowerment Systems st...

— May 2019 — 2200 views --> AURORA COURT CASE ENVIRONMENT WATER

OUTA calls for urgent action on Agrizzi testimony

*OUTA calls for urgent action on Agrizzi testimony* OUTA calls on Government to review and consider cancelling all existing contracts with Bosasa / Af...

— January 2019 — 762 views --> AGRIZZI BOSASA STATE CAPTURE

Emfuleni plan is no solution

*Emfuleni plan is no solution* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is concerned that the Financial Recovery Plan for the dysfunctional Emfule...

— November 2018 — 411 views --> EMFULENI LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 — 426 views --> GAUTENG LOCAL GOVERNMENT

OUTA Emfuleni issues letter of demand over Municipal Financial Recovery Plan

*OUTA Emfuleni issues letter of demand over Municipal Financial Recovery Plan* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has called out the Municip...

— November 2018 — 440 views --> EMFULENI LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Water portfolio inquiry submission

*Water portfolio inquiry submission* ** OUTA’s submission identifies problems in the department’s Bucket Eradication Programme and in both the governa...

— August 2018 — 394 views --> ENVIRONMENT GENERAL NEWS NEWS WATER WATER 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 — 403 views --> BAKWENA EMFULENI GAUTENG GENERAL NEWS GERT SIBANDE DISTRICT GOVAN MBEKI LOCAL LOCAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEWS OUTA

Vusi Mona is absurdly out of touch with reality

* *Vusi Mona is absurdly out of touch with reality* * Mark Ridgeway, the COO of ETC, was recently quoted as saying (Business Report, 26th November 201...

— December 2015 — 313 views --> ETC ETOLLS SANRAL TRANSPORT

A look at two years of e-toll failure

* *A look at two years of e-toll failure* * OUTA’s research and position paper on the e-tolls scheme (Beyond the Impasse), provided an indication of w...

— December 2015 — 320 views --> ETC ETOLLS SANRAL TRANSPORT

E-toll debt should not be feared

**E-toll debt should not be feared* * "The announcement by SANRAL that they will now try to pursue fleet based companies who have the highest outstand...

— November 2015 — 311 views --> ETC ETOLLS SANRAL TRANSPORT

Disrespect for human rights erodes SANRAL legitimacy

**Disrespect for human rights erodes SANRAL legitimacy* * In a comprehensive 10,000 word complaint lodged with the Office of the Public Protector on b...

— February 2014 — 277 views --> ETC ETOLLS GAUTENG SANRAL TRANSPORT

OUTA condemns anthrax scare at ETC operations centre

**OUTA condemns anthrax scare at ETC operations centre* * “We trust that no one was endangered and hope that this incident was a false alarm", said OU...

— January 2014 — 299 views --> ETC ETOLLS OUTA SANRAL TRANSPORT

E-toll system on brink of collapse?

**E-toll system on brink of collapse?* * “Judging by the steady stream of complaints expressed by frustrated motorists, not only to OUTA’s website but...

— January 2014 — 338 views --> ETC ETOLLS GFIP SANRAL TRANSPORT

2014 – the year of sanity on e-tolls?

**2014 – the year of sanity on e-tolls?* * The extent of the rejection of e-tolls by Gauteng road users is not only in the 80 to 85% of freeway users ...

— December 2013 — 286 views --> ETC ETOLLS GAUTENG SANRAL TRANSPORT