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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 — 1447 views --> LOCAL GOVERNMENT TSHWANE

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 — 653 views --> ETHEKWINI LOCAL 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 — 1193 views --> LOCAL GOVERNMENT

SONA 2019 is more credible but ambitious

OUTA welcomes President Ramaphosa’s SoNA as a more credible, believable and nation-building speech than we have been used to hearing over the last dec...

— February 2019 — 618 views --> SONA

SONA 2019 jobs promise requires fixing SETAs

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) believes that if Government is serious about creating jobs for our youth, it needs to address the corruption...

— February 2019 — 767 views --> SONA

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 — 759 views --> GOVAN MBEKI VICTOR KHANYE WATER

OUTA welcomes SIU investigation into Umgeni Water

“During the course of last year, OUTA had raised issues pertaining to poor governance, fruitless and wasteful expenditure as well as corruption in Mag...

— January 2019 — 721 views --> SUI WATER

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 — 402 views --> EMFULENI LOCAL 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 — 419 views --> GAUTENG LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 — 432 views --> EMFULENI LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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

OUTA asks Public Protector for action against Bathabile Dlamini

*OUTA asks Public Protector for action against Bathabile Dlamini* ** OUTA believes that the contracts are irregular, were not budgeted for and were de...

— June 2018 — 372 views --> GENERAL NEWS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE

OUTA warns SASSA

*OUTA warns SASSA* ** OUTA’s ongoing research and analysis of Eskom’s operational and capital expenditure costs has revealed that Eskom has overspent ...

— March 2018 — 366 views --> GENERAL NEWS SOCIAL WELFARE

Stop milking state coffers at expense of most vulnerable

* *Stop milking state coffers at expense of most vulnerable* * “The Minister and SASSA are refusing to prepare for the exit of Cash Paymaster Services...

— January 2018 — 380 views --> GENERAL NEWS SOCIAL WELFARE

Show us the SASSA deal

* *Show us the SASSA deal* * “We are eagerly waiting to see the details, to ensure that all bases are covered and that the plan is feasible at a reaso...

— December 2017 — 355 views --> GENERAL NEWS SOCIAL WELFARE

Cancel these irregular SASSA contracts, says OUTA

* *Cancel these irregular SASSA contracts, says OUTA* * OUTA was provided with information on the deals by whistleblowers and has now sent a report on...

— September 2017 — 329 views --> GENERAL NEWS SOCIAL WELFARE

Magwaza is another ethical official forced out

* *Magwaza is another ethical official forced out* * “We read into this development that he was pushed out after his work environment was made unbeara...

— July 2017 — 351 views --> SOCIAL WELFARE