Eskom didn’t get the price increases it wanted, but OUTA believes it still received more than it deserves. This is also a decision which reflects the...
“During the course of last year, OUTA had raised issues pertaining to poor governance, fruitless and wasteful expenditure as well as corruption in Mag...
Today the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) starts public hearings on Eskom’s fourth multi-year price determination (MYPD4) of electricity tariffs, fo...
*Services SETA corruption hits jobless youth* ** *When SETAs waste money, learners lose out on jobs and training, and companies which pay Skills Devel...
*OUTA asks Public Protector for action against Bathabile Dlamini* ** OUTA believes that the contracts are irregular, were not budgeted for and were de...
*OUTA warns SASSA* ** OUTA’s ongoing research and analysis of Eskom’s operational and capital expenditure costs has revealed that Eskom has overspent ...
* *Stop milking state coffers at expense of most vulnerable* * “The Minister and SASSA are refusing to prepare for the exit of Cash Paymaster Services...
* *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...
* *OUTA demands 0% electricity tariff increase at NERSA public hearings* * “In our request for NERSA not to grant approval for any electricity tariff ...
* *Save our economy and give Eskom 0%, OUTA tells NERSA* * “Eskom as it currently operates, cannot survive financially in any plausible future scenari...
* *Cancel these irregular SASSA contracts, says OUTA* * OUTA was provided with information on the deals by whistleblowers and has now sent a report on...
* *Magwaza is another ethical official forced out* * “We read into this development that he was pushed out after his work environment was made unbeara...
* *OUTA investigating class action against Eskom* * We congratulate the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chambers and others with their successful court ap...
* *Hlaudi’s dilemmas are far from over* * “Not only is it an important victory for press freedom, but proof that our constitution and human rights are...
* *OUTA calls for Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s removal and full investigation of the SABC* * “While we welcome the ANC’s eventual call for an investigation int...
* *Black Friday SABC protest necessary** * * “The SABC is behaving today, just as the apartheid Government did for decades, by censoring the broadcast...
* *SABC actions inviting public backlash* * “Having had ten CEO’s over the past seven years and many board resignations, dismissals and suspensions, c...
* *Concern over Eskom’s excessive profit motive* * Cost reflective pricing allows an entity to justify price increases based on the costs incurred by ...
* *Eskom tariff interdict does not deter us!* * On the 29th of March, after OUTA had already launched their application, NERSA then provided their wri...
* *OUTA to urgently challenge electricity tariff hike in court* * In answer to OUTA's request to supply the public with the reasons for its decision t...
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