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Tshwane City Manager cannot get off scot-free

**Tshwane City Manager cannot get off scot-free* * * * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has written to Gauteng CoGTA MEC Lebogang Maile im...

— July 2019 — 1460 views --> LOCAL GOVERNMENTTSHWANE

KZN government must take action against Gumede

*KZN government must take action against Gumede * ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has written to the MEC for Cooperative Governance and T...

— July 2019 — 667 views --> ETHEKWINILOCAL GOVERNMENT

Local Municipalities demise is South Africa’s biggest threat

*Local Municipalities demise is South Africa’s biggest threat* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is not surprised at the Auditor General of...

— June 2019 — 1205 views --> LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 — 659 views --> OPINION PIECESEPEDI

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 — 750 views --> OPINION PIECESOTHO

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 — 610 views --> KWAZULU-NATALLOCALOPINION 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 — 837 views --> MUNICIPALITYOPINION 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 — 806 views --> EMFULENIETHEKWINIGOVAN MBEKILOCALMUNICIPALITYOPINION 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 — 886 views --> OUTASARS

OUTA welcomes new NPA boss

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse welcomes the new National Director of Public Prosecutions on her first day in office. “Advocate Batohi has her work...

— February 2019 — 677 views --> NPA

Emfuleni plan is no solution

*Emfuleni plan is no solution* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is concerned that the Financial Recovery Plan for the dysfunctional Emfule...

— November 2018 — 415 views --> EMFULENILOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 — 437 views --> GAUTENGLOCAL 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 — 394 views --> SARSTAX POLICY

OUTA Emfuleni issues letter of demand over Municipal Financial Recovery Plan

*OUTA Emfuleni issues letter of demand over Municipal Financial Recovery Plan* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has called out the Municip...

— November 2018 — 443 views --> EMFULENILOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 — 384 views --> SARSTAX POLICY

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

Stoychev court outcome not an e-toll issue

**Stoychev court outcome not an e-toll issue** Obviously, the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) will milk the situation, and their behavior...

— September 2015 — 308 views --> ETOLLSNPASANRALTRANSPORT

OPINION PIECE - There's hope for SA: It's called 'citizen power'

**OPINION PIECE - There's hope for SA: It's called 'citizen power'* *   By Peter Bruce What kind of government would plot and advance a project to bu...

— August 2015 — 324 views --> GENERAL NEWSNEWSOPINION PIECEOUTA

E-toll payment and prosecution reprieve welcome

**E-toll payment and prosecution reprieve welcome* * “There is never a dull day in the e-toll fiasco,” says Wayne Duvenage, Chairman of OUTA. “As far ...

— July 2014 — 317 views --> ETOLLSGAUTENGNPASANRALTRANSPORT

E-toll reprieve proves the system is problematic

**E-toll reprieve proves the system is problematic* * “We believe that this announcement serves two purposes, one being another carrot to entice the p...

— July 2014 — 309 views --> ETOLLSGAUTENGNPASANRALTRANSPORT

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