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OUTA plans to challenge the AARTO Amendment Act

**OUTA plans to challenge the AARTO Amendment Act* * * * President Cyril Ramaphosa has None [1]*a ssented to and signed * the Administrative Adjudic...

— August 2019 — 12188 views --> AARTO

Gauteng SOPA: We've heard it all before

*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 ...

— July 2019 — 924 views --> CORRUPTION EMFULENI ETOLLS GAUTENG SANDF SANRAL SOPA TRANSPORT

OUTA calls on Minister to save SA’s oil reserves

*OUTA calls on Minister to save SA’s oil reserves* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is calling on Minister of Mineral Resources, Gwede Man...

— June 2019 — 1341 views --> ENERGY OILGATE

Bomenetsa go mmuso legae goba mmaseipala o shitisha diterelo go batho

*Bomenetsa go mmuso legae goba mmaseipala o shitisha diterelo go batho* ** Bomenetsa go mmuso legae goba mmaseipala o shitisha diterelo go batho Mai...

— June 2019 — 655 views --> OPINION PIECE SEPEDI

Naha e a tjha

*Naha e a tjha* ** Ke ditshiunyana feela re tswa dikgethong tsa setjhaba kaofela naheng ya rona ya Afrika Borwa, ba bang ba ditshwantshisa le ka nako ...

— May 2019 — 747 views --> OPINION PIECE SOTHO

Municipalities continue to fail people by Zodumo Sishi

*Municipalities continue to fail people by Zodumo Sishi* ** It is of increasing concern that most major projects aimed at changing the lives of South ...

— May 2019 — 609 views --> KWAZULU-NATAL LOCAL OPINION PIECE

OPINION PIECE: Poor oversight leaves communities in the dark

*Poor oversight leaves communities in the dark* ** On the eve of the country’s 7th democratic election, only 7% of our country’s municipalities are fu...

— April 2019 — 835 views --> MUNICIPALITY OPINION PIECE

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 --> EMFULENI ETHEKWINI GOVAN MBEKI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY OPINION PIECE

OUTA welcomes new SARS boss

*OUTA welcomes new SARS boss*** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the appointment of Edward Kieswetter as the new Commissioner of th...

— March 2019 — 882 views --> OUTA SARS

AARTO Amendment Bill lends itself to failure, corruption not road safety

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) raises its concerns ahead of the parliamentary committee meeting due on Tuesday, 12 February 2019 on Transpo...

— February 2019 — 727 views --> AARTO TRANSPORT

Irrational AARTO Amendment Bill on its way to the president's desk

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport accepted the final amendments on the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Bill o...

— February 2019 — 736 views --> AARTO TRANSPORT

West Rand emergency services strike may lead to disaster

*West Rand emergency services strike may lead to disaster* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is concerned about the safety of communities o...

— November 2018 — 431 views --> GAUTENG LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Overtaxing us all won’t bring in more revenue

*Overtaxing us all won’t bring in more revenue* ** The trust deficit perpetuates the Budget deficit, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) told Pa...

— November 2018 — 393 views --> SARS TAX POLICY

Goodbye to the Tom Tax

*Goodbye to the Tom Tax* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse welcomes the dismissal of Tom Moyane by President Cyril Ramaphosa. As Commissioner of S...

— November 2018 — 383 views --> SARS TAX POLICY

Emfuleni is a human rights disaster

*Emfuleni is a human rights disaster* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) called on the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to orde...

— September 2018 — 439 views --> EMFULENI GAUTENG WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

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 --> BAKWENA EMFULENI GAUTENG GENERAL NEWS GERT SIBANDE DISTRICT GOVAN MBEKI LOCAL LOCAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEWS OUTA

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 — 400 views --> EMFULENI GAUTENG LOCAL SEDIBENG DISTRICT

OUTA Local welcomes change at Emfuleni Municipality

*OUTA Local welcomes change at Emfuleni Municipality * ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the immediate resignation of Emfuleni ...

— June 2018 — 406 views --> EMFULENI GAUTENG LOCAL SEDIBENG DISTRICT

AARTO fix isn’t good enough

*AARTO fix isn’t good enough* ** OUTA believes that the proposed changes to the AARTO law are impractical, irrational and legally flawed. “If the AART...

— April 2018 — 381 views --> AARTO GENERAL NEWS TRANSPORT

Local Government Self Help

*Local Government Self Help* ** *What must a municipality do?* *A Municipality must:* • structure and manage its administration and budgeting and plan...

— March 2018 — 448 views --> KNOWLEDGE