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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 — 426 views --> GENERAL NEWS WATER 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 — 431 views --> GENERAL NEWS WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Govan Mbeki Petition

*Govan Mbeki Petition *** * * *The OUTA Govan Mbeki Branch plans to fix these issues with YOUR support!* More than R1 Billion of tax and ratepayers’ m...

— May 2018 — 400 views --> GERT SIBANDE DISTRICT GOVAN MBEKI LOCAL MPUMALANGA

OUTA working on serious issues

*OUTA working on serious issues* ** Residents, We are aware that Rand Water have reduced the water pressure to your municipality and that Eskom has al...

— May 2018 — 376 views --> GERT SIBANDE DISTRICT GOVAN MBEKI LOCAL MPUMALANGA

OUTA queries questionable budget items

*OUTA queries questionable budget items* ** Noted in its letter to the municipality, OUTA Local highlighted the budgeting of vehicles to the value of ...

— April 2018 — 393 views --> GERT SIBANDE DISTRICT GOVAN MBEKI LOCAL MPUMALANGA

OUTA Local welcomed in Govan Mbeki

*OUTA Local welcomed in Govan Mbeki* ** Approximately 100 people attended the event which captured the organisations objectives in addressing maladmin...

— April 2018 — 391 views --> GERT SIBANDE DISTRICT GOVAN MBEKI LOCAL MPUMALANGA

OUTA Local launches in Secunda

*OUTA Local launches in Secunda* ** Over the years, Govan Mbeki Local Municipality has seen a decline in service delivery, leaving residents frustrate...

— April 2018 — 407 views --> GERT SIBANDE DISTRICT GOVAN MBEKI GOVAN MBEKI LOCAL LOCAL MPUMALANGA

Time to sell SAA

*Time to sell SAA* ** Following the tabling in Parliament of the Auditor General's qualified audit and scathing findings on SAA and its financials, OU...

— March 2018 — 399 views --> GENERAL NEWS SAA TRANSPORT

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 --> NEWS WATER 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 — 376 views --> GENERAL NEWS NEWS WATER 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 — 364 views --> CAPE TOWN METROPOLITAN GENERAL NEWS WATER WATER AND ENVIRONMENT WESTERN 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 — 398 views --> CAPE TOWN METROPOLITAN NEWS WATER AND ENVIRONMENT WESTERN 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 — 370 views --> GENERAL NEWS WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

Dudu won't be missed

* *Dudu won't be missed** * * OUTA believes that Myeni is at the core of SAA’s problems, has no ability as a director and should not be on any board. ...

— October 2017 — 362 views --> SAA TRANSPORT

OUTA welcomes appointment of SAA CEO

* *OUTA welcomes appointment of SAA CEO* * Jarana’s business experience and executive acumen will be an asset to the troubled airline. “Naturally we w...

— August 2017 — 318 views --> SAA TRANSPORT

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 — 357 views --> LHWP WATER AND ENVIRONMENT

OUTA welcomes Companies Tribunal ruling on Dudu Myeni

* *OUTA welcomes Companies Tribunal ruling on Dudu Myeni* * “This None [1]* ruling* further confirms her wrongdoing and this now remains on record,” s...

— June 2017 — 315 views --> DUDU MYENI SAA STATE CAPTURE TRANSPORT

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 — 354 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 — 369 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