*Scrapping e-tolls makes economic sense – OUTA* ** OUTA denounces claims by Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) that as many as 38 000 potential indirect...
*Government mismanagement contributes to fuel price increases*** Fuel and electricity prices go up this week and are strongly influenced by years of ...
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse is concerned that government has introduced a new tax on fuel (referred to as a carbon tax) at 9 cents per litre on...
The Department of Water and Sanitation’s failure to effectively regulate South Africa’s water sector requires serious and effective intervention, and ...
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) today is submitting a dossier packed with practical suggestions to help the Ministers in the Economic Cluste...
*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...
* *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 demands Government halt nuclear energy program until IRP process complete* * In addition to its letter of demand, the organisation has publish...
* *No nuclear until wide consultation on IRP** * * “An updated IRP is extremely welcome as the current plan is long overdue,” says Wayne Duvenage, OUT...
* *Vusi Mona is absurdly out of touch with reality* * Mark Ridgeway, the COO of ETC, was recently quoted as saying (Business Report, 26th November 201...
* *A look at two years of e-toll failure* * OUTA’s research and position paper on the e-tolls scheme (Beyond the Impasse), provided an indication of w...
**E-toll debt should not be feared* * "The announcement by SANRAL that they will now try to pursue fleet based companies who have the highest outstand...
**Government's anti-poor fuel levy suggestions is futile* * “If this is indeed so, then government clearly has no regard for the poor, as they have in...
**Do the maths Minister: R3.65/litre is absurd* * Firstly, it must be noted that this statement is being made during the feedback provided to the Gaut...
**SANRAL’s fuel levy argument “beyond simplistic”* * Following SANRAL CEO Nazir Allis campaigning in Kwa-Zulu Natal last week Mr Mona turned up in Cap...
**Disrespect for human rights erodes SANRAL legitimacy* * In a comprehensive 10,000 word complaint lodged with the Office of the Public Protector on b...
**OUTA condemns anthrax scare at ETC operations centre* * “We trust that no one was endangered and hope that this incident was a false alarm", said OU...
**E-toll system on brink of collapse?* * “Judging by the steady stream of complaints expressed by frustrated motorists, not only to OUTA’s website but...
**2014 – the year of sanity on e-tolls?* * The extent of the rejection of e-tolls by Gauteng road users is not only in the 80 to 85% of freeway users ...
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