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Drinking water quality monitoring project

Status: October 2018: Clean and Healthy – The water quality is clean and free from viruses. Purpose: To ensure that all 700 000 Emfuleni residents hav...

Ivor Cleary
— December 2018 — 645 views --> EMFULENIWATER

What are you drinking?

In light of concerns raised on water quality, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has undertaken to test the water quality in the 31 drinking wa...

Ivor Cleary
— December 2018 — 600 views --> WATER

OUTA asks SAHRC to investigate Sedibeng Scheme

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has made another written submission to the South African Human Right Commission’s inquiry into the pollution...

Ivor Cleary
— December 2018 — 631 views --> EMFULENIMUNICIPALITYWATER

Eskom can't fix systemic problems by hiking tariffs

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has submitted objections to Eskom’s requested price increases to the National Energy Regulator (NERSA). OUTA...

Ivor Cleary
— December 2018 — 799 views --> ENERGYESKOM

Hold water dept leadership to account, says OUTA

* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the Standing Committee on Public Accounts inquiry into the Department of Water and Sanitation’s s...

Ivor Cleary
— November 2018 — 586 views --> WATER

Eskom missing long-term strategy

* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the report by the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises on its investigation into Eskom w...

Ivor Cleary
— November 2018 — 613 views --> ENERGYESKOM

OUTA welcomes Treasury's report

*OUTA welcomes Treasury's report* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse welcomes the release of a National Treasury report calling for charges over gr...

— November 2018 — 381 views --> ESKOMSTATE CAPTURE

Eskom still paying for corrupt Gupta coal deal

*Eskom still paying for corrupt Gupta coal deal* ** OUTA welcomes the immediate suspension of Abram Masango, Eskom executive for Group Capital on seri...

— November 2018 — 414 views --> ENERGYESKOM

Eskom coal crisis is a result of poor management

*Eskom coal crisis is a result of poor management* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is perplexed and concerned about the reported coal sup...

— September 2018 — 416 views --> ESKOM

Emfuleni washing away our human rights

*Emfuleni washing away our human rights* ** The rot within the Emfuleni local municipality has resulted in raw sewage flowing into the Vaal dam. This ...

— September 2018 — 372 views --> EMFULENILOCALNEWS

Eskom’s planned electricity price hikes grossly flawed

*Eskom’s planned electricity price hikes grossly flawed* ** Today Moneyweb reports that Eskom wants an average tariff increase of 15% a year for the n...

— August 2018 — 402 views --> ESKOM

Water portfolio inquiry submission

*Water portfolio inquiry submission* ** OUTA’s submission identifies problems in the department’s Bucket Eradication Programme and in both the governa...

— August 2018 — 383 views --> ENVIRONMENTGENERAL NEWSNEWSWATERWATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Emfuleni is a government-created disaster

*Emfuleni is a government-created disaster* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) declares the Emfuleni Local Municipality a government-created...

— August 2018 — 453 views --> EMFULENILOCALNEWS

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 — 388 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 — 389 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 — 399 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 — 434 views --> ENERGYESKOMNEWS

OUTA welcomes SAICA action against Anoj Singh

*OUTA welcomes SAICA action against Anoj Singh* ** On Tuesday, SAICA announced that it was starting disciplinary proceedings against Singh. According ...

— June 2018 — 392 views --> ESKOMGENERAL NEWSSTATE CAPTURE

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 — 363 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 — 378 views --> EMFULENIGAUTENGLOCALSEDIBENG DISTRICT

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