* *Ben Ngubane faces criminal charges* * OUTA has investigated Ngubane on a variety of matters arising from his tenure on the boards of Eskom and the...
* *Bigger challenges ahead for civil society to fight electricity price hikes* * While OUTA agrees somewhat to the court ruling that it is NERSA’s rol...
* *No, no, no and no to tariff hikes - 24 times* * All the municipalities’ requests for higher-than-standard electricity price increases should be ref...
* *Molefe's reappointment at Eskom is a farce and will be challenged* * As far as we understand, Mr Molefe had resigned as the CEO for the sake of goo...
* *OUTA welcomes NERSA ruling on electricity tariff increase* * Besides the municipalities of Cape Town, Midvaal, Saldanha Bay, and Johannesburg’s Cit...
* *OUTA commends Minister Brown's cancellation of Molefe bonus* * “Ms Brown's reasons to decline the exorbitant payout make sense, as the board's moti...
* *OUTA trips Eskom’s predatory tariff hike* * Eskom had argued for the new higher tariff in order to encourage consumers to reduce consumption on day...
* *SANRAL’s e-toll default judgment is misleading and dangerous* * From the outset, it is important to note the matter which SANRAL is crowing about i...
* *SANRAL cancels De Beers Pass Route construction plans * * This R10bn road construction project aimed to shave only 14km off the current N3 route be...
* *SANRAL’s decision on e-toll criminal charges whilst OUTA test case unfolds is wrong* * In addition, SANRAL plans to obtain default judgments agains...
* *Gauteng freeways inflated by R9,6bn: Ministers urged to investigate* * At the time, OUTA also conducted a high level costing exercise of the GFIP p...
* *OUTA seeks extension on comment period for critical energy gazette** * * OUTA not only questions the timing of the New Energy Efficiency gazette, b...
* *OUTA welcomes new SANRAL CEO's inclusive approach** * * “OUTA has consistently stated that the seamless fuel levy which attracts no administration ...
* *OUTA lays charges of perjury against former SANRAL CEO Nazir Alli* * The charges were laid at the Linden police station on Friday 16th December 201...
* *OUTA objects to flawed energy IRP public engagement process** * * While the Department of Energy (DOE) have given notice of the presentations to th...
* *Three years of e-toll failure* * The graph gives a timeline of SANRAL’s e-toll revenue levels. In April 2012, SANRAL argued in court that they woul...
* *SANRAL misleads SCOPA on their true financial situation* * SANRAL responded that the law (PFMA) does not simply allow them to write off such debt a...
* *SANRAL outsourcing internal audit unacceptable* * "We find it highly irregular and unprofessional of a state owned entity to outsource what ought t...
* *OUTA to fight for rational energy plan* * The latter has been six years in the making and four years late, and comes at a time when profound questi...
* *OUTA commends SCOPA for hard reaction to SANRAL* * OUTA has repeatedly expressed concern and disgust at SANRAL’s lack of financial management disci...
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