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Time to go, OUTA tells Public Protector

*Time to go, OUTA tells Public Protector* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) calls on Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane to take the necessary step...

— July 2019 — 1716 views --> PUBLIC PROTECTOR

Investigations input: International Whistleblowers Day

*Investigations input: International Whistleblowers Day* ** Local papers are plagued by cases of corruption that go well beyond the imaginations of th...

— June 2019 — 604 views --> WHISTLEBLOWER

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 — 784 views --> GOVAN MBEKI

OUTA petitions Parliament for inquiry into Public Protector

*OUTA petitions Parliament for inquiry into Public Protector* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has petitioned the Speaker of the National ...

— June 2019 — 1180 views --> PUBLIC PROTECTOR

Govan Mbeki municipality doesn't care about residents' views

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

— June 2019 — 2454 views --> GOVAN MBEKILOCAL

Help OUTA lobby for inquiry into Public Protector

*Help OUTA lobby for inquiry into Public Protector* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) intends petitioning Parliament to remove and replace ...

— May 2019 — 735 views --> PUBLIC PROTECTOR

Latest judgment casts even further doubt on the current Public Protector, says OUTA

*Latest judgment casts even further doubt on the current Public Protector, says OUTA* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) believes that the l...

— May 2019 — 1809 views --> PUBLIC PROTECTOR

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 — 1169 views --> GOVAN MBEKILOCALMUNICIPALITY

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 — 804 views --> EMFULENIETHEKWINIGOVAN MBEKILOCALMUNICIPALITYOPINION PIECE

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 — 1213 views --> ENERGYESKOMNERSA

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 — 771 views --> GOVAN MBEKIVICTOR KHANYEWATER

OUTA objects to ESKOM's tariff hikes at NERSA hearings

Today the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) starts public hearings on Eskom’s fourth multi-year price determination (MYPD4) of electricity tariffs, fo...

Ivor Cleary
— January 2019 — 624 views --> ENERGYESKOMNERSA

OUTA receives letter of recognition from Govan Mbeki Local Municipalty

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) received a letter of recognition from Govan Mbeki Local Municipality, recognising OUTA as a Local Community ...

Ivor Cleary
— December 2018 — 714 views --> GOVAN MBEKI

OUTA considers legal action to stop Govan Mbeki senior official increases

* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) issued a letter of demand to the Govan Mbeki Municipality to seize any increases of senior managements’ re...

Ivor Cleary
— November 2018 — 678 views --> GOVAN MBEKIMUNICIPALITY

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 — 408 views --> BAKWENAEMFULENIGAUTENGGENERAL NEWSGERT SIBANDE DISTRICTGOVAN MBEKI LOCALLOCALLOCAL GOVERNMENTNEWSOUTA

OUTA Local launches in Secunda

*OUTA Local launches in Secunda* ** Over the years, Govan Mbeki Local Municipality has seen a decline in service delivery, leaving residents frustrate...

— April 2018 — 407 views --> GERT SIBANDE DISTRICTGOVAN MBEKIGOVAN MBEKI LOCALLOCALMPUMALANGA

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 — 383 views --> ENERGYESKOMNERSA

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 — 363 views --> ENERGYESKOMNERSA

OUTA investigating class action against Eskom

* *OUTA investigating class action against Eskom* * We congratulate the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chambers and others with their successful court ap...

— August 2016 — 338 views --> ENERGYESKOMNERSA

Concern over Eskom’s excessive profit motive

* *Concern over Eskom’s excessive profit motive* * Cost reflective pricing allows an entity to justify price increases based on the costs incurred by ...

— June 2016 — 319 views --> ENERGYESKOMNERSA

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