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Mahlangu, part of the healing is accountability

* *Mahlangu, part of the healing is accountability* * “We applaud retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke for his tenacity in ensuring her atten...

— January 2018 — 326 views --> GENERAL NEWSSOCIAL SERVICES

New Board gives hope for Eskom turnaround

* *New Board gives hope for Eskom turnaround* * “We welcome the change in leadership and especially the inclusion of experienced business, finance and...

— January 2018 — 331 views --> ENERGYESKOM

OUTA welcomes prosecutorial activity on state capture cases

* *OUTA welcomes prosecutorial activity on state capture cases* * “There is no doubt that where there is smoke, there is fire. The current media activ...

— January 2018 — 342 views --> GENERAL NEWSSTATE CAPTURE

Proposed Drought Levy flawed due to cooperative governance glitches – OUTA

* *Proposed Drought Levy flawed due to cooperative governance glitches – OUTA* * “There appears to be a strong undercurrent of political point-scoring...

— January 2018 — 355 views --> GENERAL NEWSNEWSWATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Stop milking state coffers at expense of most vulnerable

* *Stop milking state coffers at expense of most vulnerable* * “The Minister and SASSA are refusing to prepare for the exit of Cash Paymaster Services...

— January 2018 — 372 views --> GENERAL NEWSSOCIAL WELFARE

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 — 345 views --> CAPE TOWN METROPOLITANGENERAL NEWSWATERWATER AND ENVIRONMENTWESTERN CAPE

5.23% Eskom increase a bittersweet victory to South Africans

* *5.23% Eskom increase a bittersweet victory to South Africans* * This means the average price stays under R1/kWh. “This is a bittersweet victory for...

— December 2017 — 340 views --> ENERGYESKOMGENERAL NEWS

Show us the SASSA deal

* *Show us the SASSA deal* * “We are eagerly waiting to see the details, to ensure that all bases are covered and that the plan is feasible at a reaso...

— December 2017 — 345 views --> GENERAL NEWSSOCIAL WELFARE

Insufficient change in new Eskom board

* *Insufficient change in new Eskom board* * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) commends the two new appointments but is concerned about the re...

— December 2017 — 328 views --> ENERGYESKOMGENERAL NEWSSTATE CAPTURE

Wanted: One Brave, Independent Prosecutor

* *Wanted: One Brave, Independent Prosecutor* * "The opportunity you now have is to enable the change required, by appointing a person who has the mor...

— December 2017 — 346 views --> GENERAL NEWSSTATE CAPTURE

Ramaphosa has opportunity to save SA with NPA appointment

* *Ramaphosa has opportunity to save SA with NPA appointment* * “Ramaphosa has now been provided with the opportunity to remove a serious blockage in ...

— December 2017 — 369 views --> GENERAL NEWSSTATE CAPTURE

Minister's Energy Indaba is not consultation

* *Minister's Energy Indaba is not consultation* * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) strongly opposes the way this Indaba has been arranged an...

— December 2017 — 323 views --> ENERGY

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 — 349 views --> GENERAL NEWSWATER AND ENVIRONMENT

OUTA asks Minister Mahlobo to explain secretive Energy Indaba

* *OUTA asks Minister Mahlobo to explain secretive Energy Indaba* * “According to the Ministry, it would appear the planned Energy Indaba constitutes ...

— November 2017 — 304 views --> ENERGY

OUTA asks Parliament to hold SARS management to account

* *OUTA asks Parliament to hold SARS management to account* * OUTA Chief Operating Officer Ben Theron wrote to the committee, urging it to investigate...

— November 2017 — 331 views --> GENERAL NEWSSTATE CAPTURE

OUTA calls on DSTV to come clean on ANN7 contracts

* *OUTA calls on DSTV to come clean on ANN7 contracts* * It would appear that not only did the Guptas get what they wanted in the launch of their own ...

— November 2017 — 318 views --> GENERAL NEWSSTATE CAPTURE

OUTA demands 0% electricity tariff increase at NERSA public hearings

* *OUTA demands 0% electricity tariff increase at NERSA public hearings* * “In our request for NERSA not to grant approval for any electricity tariff ...

— November 2017 — 360 views --> ENERGYESKOMNERSA

OUTA calls on MultiChoice to stop broadcasting ANN7

* *OUTA calls on MultiChoice to stop broadcasting ANN7* * Recent media reports indicated that MultiChoice pays ANN7 at least R50 million to broadcast ...

— November 2017 — 358 views --> GENERAL NEWSSTATE CAPTURE

Fix the public health sector before considering NHI

* *Fix the public health sector before considering NHI* * According to Wayne Duvenage, OUTA’s Chief Executive Officer, the organisation believes that ...

— November 2017 — 354 views --> GENERAL NEWS

SARS inquiry is a farce

* *SARS inquiry is a farce* * "In our opinion, Tom Moyane is central to the breakdown in performance at SARS," says Wayne Duvenage, OUTA's CEO. "Under...

— November 2017 — 378 views --> GENERAL NEWS

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