*Gauteng SOPA: We've heard it all before* ** Gauteng Premier Makhura has called for more than a dozen plans or reports to be produced in the next 100 ...
*Scrapping e-tolls makes economic sense – OUTA* ** OUTA denounces claims by Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) that as many as 38 000 potential indirect...
*OUTA salutes the courage of Ethekwini Metro whistle-blowers, calls on councillors to take a position * ** OUTA’s KZN division recognises the extraord...
*OUTA calls ANC to honour its stand removing elected officials accused of criminal charges * ** OUTA’s KZN division is calling on the African Nation...
*OUTA calls on mayor Zandile Gumede to step down * ** OUTA’s KZN division is deeply concerned over the damning criminal charges levelled against the ...
* *OUTA encourages public protest on 7 April* * OUTA is supporting protests in collaboration with other prominent civic organisations. Marches and pro...
* *OUTA expresses outrage and seeks legal action on cabinet reshuffle* * This action lacks democratic rationale and is not done with the best interest...
* *OUTA calls on the President to explain himself* * The importance of planned investor roadshows by the Minister of Finance and his team have a direc...
* *Zuma's apology is an insult to the South African people* * “A simple apology is all we received from the head of state, along with a feeble excuse ...
* *Gordhan goes after soft targets - not serious on corruption* * The speech was motivating in many respects but devoid of tackling the scourge of cor...
* *Our new journey addressing tax abuse* * During our work on the e-toll challenge over the past few years, we have often been asked by the public and...
* *Zuma's brazen behaviour sparks call for broader civil action* * We cannot fail to notice the similarities between Minister Nene’s removal and the “...
* *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...
**E-toll survey shows 71% remain un-tagged* * Seventy one percent of our second statistically sound sample size of 2700 vehicles, counted during peak ...
**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...
A prosperous country with an organised, engaged and empowered civil society that ensures responsible use of tax revenues throughout all levels of Government.
