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Water Dept drops stained top official

*Water Dept drops stained top official* ** OUTA welcomes the removal of Sifiso Mkhize as the acting Director-General (DG) of the Department of Water a...

— June 2018 — 414 views --> GENERAL NEWSWATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Umgeni board goes to Las Vegas

*Umgeni board goes to Las Vegas* ** Five people from the Umgeni Water board are believed to be on a luxurious trip to Las Vegas, USA, to attend a conf...

— June 2018 — 425 views --> GENERAL NEWSWATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Ongoing Indignity: Bucket toilets keep Department in business

*Ongoing Indignity: Bucket toilets keep Department in business* ** The Department of Water and Sanitation’s Bucket Eradication Programme (BEP) is a wa...

— May 2018 — 429 views --> GENERAL NEWSWATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Water Ministry should coordinate water relief not oppose it

* *Water Ministry should coordinate water relief not oppose it* * “Instead of fighting those who want to help, the DWS should embrace active citizenry...

— February 2018 — 383 views --> NEWSWATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Proposed Drought Levy flawed due to cooperative governance glitches – OUTA

* *Proposed Drought Levy flawed due to cooperative governance glitches – OUTA* * “There appears to be a strong undercurrent of political point-scoring...

— January 2018 — 374 views --> GENERAL NEWSNEWSWATER AND ENVIRONMENT

OUTA welcomes DA reversal on Cape Town drought levy

* *OUTA welcomes DA reversal on Cape Town drought levy* * OUTA is on record as raising concern about the legality of the proposed drought levy. The Ci...

— January 2018 — 363 views --> CAPE TOWN METROPOLITANGENERAL NEWSWATERWATER AND ENVIRONMENTWESTERN CAPE

OUTA challenges Cape Town on illegal drought levy

* *OUTA challenges Cape Town on illegal drought levy* * On 20 December 2017, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) issued a letter of demand to Ci...

— December 2017 — 397 views --> CAPE TOWN METROPOLITANNEWSWATER AND ENVIRONMENTWESTERN CAPE

Municipal water bills need Gauteng intervention

* *Municipal water bills need Gauteng intervention* * “South Africa’s Constitution provides for circumstances when municipalities are caught up in per...

— November 2017 — 366 views --> GENERAL NEWSWATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Lesotho Water: OUTA holds Minister to account on Gauteng's water future

* *Lesotho Water: OUTA holds Minister to account on Gauteng's water future* * The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane, has jeopardised...

— July 2017 — 355 views --> LHWPWATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Hawks, Green Scorpions to probe REDISA

* *Hawks, Green Scorpions to probe REDISA* * “OUTA recently investigated REDISA and raised red flags regarding the dealings of the Directors in REDISA...

— June 2017 — 353 views --> WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

OUTA commends DEA on action against REDISA

* *OUTA commends DEA on action against REDISA* * “We are excited to see the DEA taking action but concerned it took five years to acknowledge several ...

— June 2017 — 368 views --> WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Water crisis in South Africa: El Nino or El Mokonyane?

* *Water crisis in South Africa: El Nino or El Mokonyane?* * South Africa is a water-scarce country with an average annual rainfall of less than 500mm...

— June 2017 — 359 views --> WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Abuse of water infrastructure funding delays equality

* *Abuse of water infrastructure funding delays equality* * “It is clear that tax money is abused in the capital projects space because billions of ra...

— May 2017 — 330 views --> WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

OUTA investigates abuse of water and sanitation grants

* *OUTA investigates abuse of water and sanitation grants** * * “Water scarcity and irresponsible management of our water resources pose a major risk ...

— April 2017 — 366 views --> WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Sewage pollution floods World Water Day

* *Sewage pollution floods World Water Day* * An investigation has revealed that 71% of waste water treatment facilities are non-compliant and dischar...

— March 2017 — 319 views --> WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Human Rights Commission must investigate drinking water crisis

* *Human Rights Commission must investigate drinking water crisis* * The complaint followed after OUTA became aware of the department’s continual fail...

— March 2017 — 345 views --> WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

We need transparency in water regulation

* *We need transparency in water regulation* * OUTA’s strategy to hold governing authorities to account on pertinent public interest matters will now ...

— January 2017 — 363 views --> WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Discrimination and inconsistencies in SANRAL’s road funding mechanisms arise

**Discrimination and inconsistencies in SANRAL’s road funding mechanisms arise* * While funding such important economic infrastructure with general ta...

— October 2015 — 364 views --> ETOLLSGAUTENGKWAZULU-NATALSANRALTRANSPORTWESTERN CAPE

E-tolls must be debated by provincial legislatures

**E-tolls must be debated by provincial legislatures* * There can be no argument against the fact that an e-toll system introduced within the confines...

— March 2014 — 307 views --> ETOLLSGAUTENGKWAZULU-NATALSANRALTRANSPORTWESTERN CAPE

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