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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 — 405 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 — 403 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 — 412 views --> EMFULENILOCALNEWS

Appalling extent of Eskom damage emerges

*Appalling extent of Eskom damage emerges* ** The Eskom Integrated Report for 2018 gives a picture of a floundering entity with a loss of R2.3 billion...

— July 2018 — 447 views --> ENERGYESKOMNEWS

Eskom does not deserve R33bn

*Eskom does not deserve R33bn* ** OUTA is disappointed by NERSA’s approval today of R32.69 billion extra revenue for Eskom, even though it is only abo...

— June 2018 — 377 views --> ENERGYESKOMGENERAL NEWS

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 — 392 views --> EMFULENIGAUTENGLOCALSEDIBENG DISTRICT

Eskom must clean its house before it asks for more money – OUTA cautions

*Eskom must clean its house before it asks for more money – OUTA cautions* ** “Eskom should focus on addressing internal issues and rather use the Cou...

— June 2018 — 430 views --> ENERGYESKOMGENERAL NEWS

Where is the revised IRP?

*Where is the revised IRP? * ** OUTA is concerned about the delay in the publication of the IRP for public comment, given Minister Radebe’s commitme...

— June 2018 — 458 views --> ENERGYESKOMIRP

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 — 400 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 — 391 views --> GENERAL NEWSLOCALOUTA

OUTA welcomes NERSA withdrawal of draft Small-Scale Embedded Generation Rules

*OUTA welcomes NERSA withdrawal of draft Small-Scale Embedded Generation Rules* ** The proposed SSEG rules were published for public comment by the Na...

— May 2018 — 393 views --> ENERGYESKOMGENERAL NEWS

OUTA calls on NERSA to scrap draft rules

*OUTA calls on NERSA to scrap draft rules* ** OUTA initiated a petition, earlier this week, to ensure that the public’s voice is heard and to ensure t...

— May 2018 — 406 views --> ENERGYGENERAL NEWS

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 — 438 views --> GENERAL NEWSLOCALNEWSOUTA

OUTA welcomes Eskom’s 'Own the Bakery' decision

*OUTA welcomes Eskom’s 'Own the Bakery' decision* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) believes that by investing in mines that produce the sp...

— May 2018 — 380 views --> ENERGYESKOMGENERAL NEWS

OUTA boosts its energy sector portfolio

*OUTA boosts its energy sector portfolio* ** OUTA has recently appointed Mr Ronald Chauke as its Energy Portfolio Manager, who joins OUTA with a wealt...

— April 2018 — 454 views --> ENERGYGENERAL NEWSNEWSOUTA

Eskom coal problems underline need for SIU inquiry

*Eskom coal problems underline need for SIU inquiry* ** OUTA is concerned about current reports of serious coal supply problems at Eskom, while the ut...

— April 2018 — 416 views --> ENERGYESKOMGENERAL NEWS

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 — 402 views --> GERT SIBANDE DISTRICTGOVAN MBEKIGOVAN MBEKI LOCALLOCALMPUMALANGA

Cool heads required to reposition Eskom to financial sustainability

*Cool heads required to reposition Eskom to financial sustainability* ** First and foremost, OUTA is very much aware of the current economic climate i...

— April 2018 — 427 views --> ENERGYESKOMGENERAL NEWS

R286bn Eskom Primary Energy Overspend

*R286bn Eskom Primary Energy Overspend* ** OUTA’s ongoing research and analysis of Eskom’s operational and capital expenditure costs has revealed that...

— March 2018 — 361 views --> ENERGYESKOMGENERAL NEWS

OUTA says NO to Provincial Fuel Levy

*OUTA says NO to Provincial Fuel Levy* ** OUTA firmly opposes the implementation of provincial fuel levies. “We are deeply concerned by Western Cape F...

— March 2018 — 367 views --> ENERGYGENERAL NEWSTAX POLICY

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