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OUTA welcomes DA reversal on Cape Town drought levy

* *OUTA welcomes DA reversal on Cape Town drought levy* * OUTA is on record as raising concern about the legality of the proposed drought levy. The Ci...

— January 2018 — 364 views --> CAPE TOWN METROPOLITAN GENERAL NEWS WATER WATER AND ENVIRONMENT WESTERN CAPE

OUTA challenges Cape Town on illegal drought levy

* *OUTA challenges Cape Town on illegal drought levy* * On 20 December 2017, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) issued a letter of demand to Ci...

— December 2017 — 398 views --> CAPE TOWN METROPOLITAN NEWS WATER AND ENVIRONMENT WESTERN CAPE

Municipal water bills need Gauteng intervention

* *Municipal water bills need Gauteng intervention* * “South Africa’s Constitution provides for circumstances when municipalities are caught up in per...

— November 2017 — 370 views --> GENERAL NEWS WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Lesotho Water: OUTA holds Minister to account on Gauteng's water future

* *Lesotho Water: OUTA holds Minister to account on Gauteng's water future* * The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane, has jeopardised...

— July 2017 — 357 views --> LHWP WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Hawks, Green Scorpions to probe REDISA

* *Hawks, Green Scorpions to probe REDISA* * “OUTA recently investigated REDISA and raised red flags regarding the dealings of the Directors in REDISA...

— June 2017 — 354 views --> WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Water crisis in South Africa: El Nino or El Mokonyane?

* *Water crisis in South Africa: El Nino or El Mokonyane?* * South Africa is a water-scarce country with an average annual rainfall of less than 500mm...

— June 2017 — 359 views --> WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

OUTA commends DEA on action against REDISA

* *OUTA commends DEA on action against REDISA* * “We are excited to see the DEA taking action but concerned it took five years to acknowledge several ...

— June 2017 — 368 views --> WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Abuse of water infrastructure funding delays equality

* *Abuse of water infrastructure funding delays equality* * “It is clear that tax money is abused in the capital projects space because billions of ra...

— May 2017 — 330 views --> WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

OUTA investigates abuse of water and sanitation grants

* *OUTA investigates abuse of water and sanitation grants** * * “Water scarcity and irresponsible management of our water resources pose a major risk ...

— April 2017 — 366 views --> WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Sewage pollution floods World Water Day

* *Sewage pollution floods World Water Day* * An investigation has revealed that 71% of waste water treatment facilities are non-compliant and dischar...

— March 2017 — 322 views --> WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Human Rights Commission must investigate drinking water crisis

* *Human Rights Commission must investigate drinking water crisis* * The complaint followed after OUTA became aware of the department’s continual fail...

— March 2017 — 348 views --> WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

We need transparency in water regulation

* *We need transparency in water regulation* * OUTA’s strategy to hold governing authorities to account on pertinent public interest matters will now ...

— January 2017 — 364 views --> WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

OUTA Chairman's report: 2014/2015

**OUTA Chairman's report: 2014/2015* * This time last year, some four months into the schemes operation, the levels of public anxiety and anger around...

— April 2015 — 328 views --> E-TOLL ADVISORY PANEL ETOLLS GAUTENG OUTA SANRAL TRANSPORT

E-toll conflict prevails: panel has misread legal status of e-tolls

**E-toll conflict prevails: panel has misread legal status of e-tolls** While the Gauteng Provincial Government deserves applause for initiating a nec...

— February 2015 — 346 views --> E-TOLL ADVISORY PANEL ETOLLS GAUTENG SANRAL TRANSPORT

E-toll workshops - good and disappointing outcomes

**E-toll workshops - good and disappointing outcomes* * Furthermore, OUTA’s vindication has been heightened by the support expressed during the worksh...

— February 2015 — 356 views --> E-TOLL ADVISORY PANEL ETOLLS GAUTENG SANRAL TRANSPORT

E-toll review panel misunderstands the legitimacy of civil disobedience

**E-toll review panel misunderstands the legitimacy of civil disobedience* * At the outset, we reject the position taken by the panel that there is ‘ ...

— January 2015 — 378 views --> E-TOLL ADVISORY PANEL ETOLLS SANRAL TRANSPORT

More concerns than compliments on Gauteng’s e-Toll Advisory Panel report

**More concerns than compliments on Gauteng’s e-Toll Advisory Panel report* * At the outset, we must commend the panel for the extent taken to receive...

— January 2015 — 391 views --> E-TOLL ADVISORY PANEL ETOLLS SANRAL TRANSPORT

One year on, e-tolls remains an embarrassing mess

**One year on, e-tolls remains an embarrassing mess* * It’s called Democracy. South Africa is suffering from a power failure. No, not just that of Esk...

— December 2014 — 344 views --> AARTO E-TOLL ADVISORY PANEL ETOLLS SANRAL TRANSPORT

Do the maths Minister: R3.65/litre is absurd!

**Do the maths Minister: R3.65/litre is absurd* * Firstly, it must be noted that this statement is being made during the feedback provided to the Gaut...

— November 2014 — 347 views --> E-TOLL ADVISORY PANEL ETOLLS FUEL LEVY GAUTENG SANRAL TRANSPORT

Minister plays power and forsakes authority

**Minister plays power and forsakes authority* * At the very least we were hoping that SANRAL and the Department of Transport (DoT) would acknowledge ...

— November 2014 — 333 views --> E-TOLL ADVISORY PANEL ETOLLS GAUTENG SANRAL TRANSPORT