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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 — 1458 views --> LOCAL GOVERNMENT TSHWANE

OUTA: Growing challenges, not enough solutions at Eskom

*OUTA: Growing challenges, not enough solutions at Eskom* ** Eskom’s dismal None [1]*annual results for 2018/19* show an unstable utility struggling t...

— July 2019 — 828 views --> ESKOM

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 — 664 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 — 1203 views --> LOCAL GOVERNMENT

OUTA: Re-do Govan Mbeki’s budget & IDP

*OUTA: Re-do Govan Mbeki’s budget & IDP* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has sent a letter of demand to Govan Mbeki Local Municipality, t...

— June 2019 — 782 views --> GOVAN MBEKI

Govan Mbeki municipality doesn't care about residents' views

The municipality’s budget doesn’t balance and ignores the law, says OUTA

— June 2019 — 2452 views --> GOVAN MBEKI LOCAL

NC Premier off to a good start

The Northern Cape’s newly appointed premier, Zamani Saul, has prioritised education and health care over fancy cars and high salaries

— May 2019 — 764 views --> CABINET

Can Mbalula drive change in Transport?

SA's New Transport Minister has his work cut out for him

— May 2019 — 865 views --> CABINET

Compromise Cabinet gives some hope

*Compromise Cabinet gives some hope * **

— May 2019 — 586 views --> CABINET

eThekwini's Budget Unsustainable

— May 2019 — 836 views --> CABINET

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 — 849 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 — 2204 views --> AURORA COURT CASE ENVIRONMENT WATER

No money for service delivery, but cash for breakaways

*No money for service delivery, but cash for breakaways* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has learned that the executive and administratio...

— April 2019 — 1167 views --> GOVAN MBEKI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY

OPINION PIECE: A good municipal policy does not guarantee compliance

*A good municipal policy does not guarantee compliance*** It is a legal requirement for all municipalities to have their -policies and key documents e...

— April 2019 — 801 views --> EMFULENI ETHEKWINI GOVAN MBEKI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY OPINION PIECE

Vaal money trickles to SANDF

*Vaal money trickles to SANDF* * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the renewed promises of funding for the Vaal River intervention an...

— April 2019 — 1750 views --> EMFULENI SANDF VAAL WATER

OUTA welcomes NERSA's promises of better oversight on Eskom

Eskom didn’t get the price increases it wanted, but OUTA believes it still received more than it deserves. This is also a decision which reflects the...

— March 2019 — 1210 views --> ENERGY ESKOM NERSA

OUTA calls for bold interventions to minimise load shedding

Entering stage 4 load shedding signals a dire situation for Eskom’s energy generation and raises serious concerns for the economy. Eskom has a total g...

— February 2019 — 695 views --> ESKOM

Updating ESKOM's price application defeats public participation

Today the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) makes another submission to the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) public hearings to oppose the Eskom ...

— February 2019 — 693 views --> ENERGY ESKOM

Mpumalanga municipalities can't pay water bills but their bosses get backdated increases

OUTA is aware that parts of Govan Mbeki Local Municipality have been struggling to get water since 13 December 2018, due to the municipality’s failure...

— January 2019 — 769 views --> GOVAN MBEKI VICTOR KHANYE WATER

OUTA welcomes SIU investigation into Umgeni Water

“During the course of last year, OUTA had raised issues pertaining to poor governance, fruitless and wasteful expenditure as well as corruption in Mag...

— January 2019 — 733 views --> SUI WATER