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OUTA welcomes Molefe 'pay back the money' judgment

* *OUTA welcomes Molefe 'pay back the money' judgment* * OUTA believes that Thursday’s judgment by the Pretoria High Court is another significant blow...

— January 2018 — 340 views --> ESKOM STATE CAPTURE

Anoj Singh should lose accounting licence and go to jail

* *Anoj Singh should lose accounting licence and go to jail* * “Anoj Singh is a wrecking ball. This man should never practice as an accountant again,”...

— January 2018 — 345 views --> ENERGY ESKOM GENERAL NEWS

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 --> ENERGY ESKOM

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 METROPOLITAN GENERAL NEWS WATER WATER AND ENVIRONMENT WESTERN 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 --> ENERGY ESKOM GENERAL NEWS

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 --> ENERGY ESKOM GENERAL NEWS STATE CAPTURE

Eskom Parliament hearings confirm Zuma’s capture agenda

* *Eskom Parliament hearings confirm Zuma’s capture agenda* * The substantive input provided by people in senior positions within Eskom has once again...

— November 2017 — 315 views --> ESKOM STATE 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 --> ENERGY ESKOM NERSA

Save our economy and give Eskom 0%, OUTA tells NERSA

* *Save our economy and give Eskom 0%, OUTA tells NERSA* * “Eskom as it currently operates, cannot survive financially in any plausible future scenari...

— October 2017 — 343 views --> ENERGY ESKOM NERSA

OUTA finds NERSA approved secrecy on Eskom coal costs

* *OUTA finds NERSA approved secrecy on Eskom coal costs* * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has discovered that NERSA agreed to let Eskom ke...

— October 2017 — 386 views --> ENERGY ESKOM

OUTA: Eskom application for 20% increase undermines NERSA transparency decision

* *OUTA: Eskom application for 20% increase undermines NERSA transparency decision* * Ted Blom, OUTA’s Portfolio Director for Energy, says Eskom’s ele...

— September 2017 — 330 views --> ENERGY ESKOM

OUTA wants credible investigation into Eskom's CFO

* *OUTA wants credible investigation into Eskom's CFO* * “Hopefully we’re turning the corner,” says Ted Blom, OUTA’s Portfolio Director on Energy. But...

— July 2017 — 306 views --> ENERGY ESKOM

Parliamentary committee discusses state capture of Eskom

* *Parliamentary committee discusses state capture of Eskom* * “Parliament is listening to the people,” says Ben Theron, OUTA Chief Operating Officer....

— July 2017 — 310 views --> ESKOM STATE CAPTURE

Join OUTA on Friday to oppose Eskom's secrecy application

* *Join OUTA on Friday to oppose Eskom's secrecy application* * “NERSA is holding a public hearing on Eskom’s secrecy application on Friday and we urg...

— July 2017 — 326 views --> ENERGY ESKOM

Bigger challenges ahead for civil society to fight electricity price hikes

* *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...

— June 2017 — 332 views --> ENERGY ESKOM

No, no, no and no to tariff hikes - 24 times

* *No, no, no and no to tariff hikes - 24 times* * All the municipalities’ requests for higher-than-standard electricity price increases should be ref...

— May 2017 — 319 views --> ENERGY ESKOM

Molefe's reappointment at Eskom is a farce and will be challenged

* *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...

— May 2017 — 301 views --> ENERGY ESKOM

OUTA trips Eskom’s predatory tariff hike

* *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...

— March 2017 — 341 views --> ENERGY ESKOM

OUTA aims to unbundle Eskom

* *OUTA aims to unbundle Eskom * * The complaint is based on Eskom’s abuse of its dominant position in the electricity market and its exclusionary a...

— February 2017 — 359 views --> ESKOM

Dentons Report incomplete, full judicial commission needed

* *Dentons Report incomplete, full judicial commission needed * * “South Africans deserve to know what caused the near collapse of the power entity ...

— February 2017 — 334 views --> ESKOM