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Investigations input: International Whistleblowers Day

*Investigations input: International Whistleblowers Day* ** Local papers are plagued by cases of corruption that go well beyond the imaginations of th...

— June 2019 — 602 views --> WHISTLEBLOWER

Aurora directors face charges in court

*Aurora directors face charges in court * ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is pleased to see that after seven years of investigations and ...

— May 2019 — 849 views --> AURORAENVIRONMENTWATERWATER AND ENVIRONMENT

NPA prosecution of Aurora directors starts

*NPA prosecution of Aurora directors starts* ** The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) prosecution of the directors of Aurora Empowerment Systems st...

— May 2019 — 2204 views --> AURORACOURT CASEENVIRONMENTWATER

Vaal money trickles to SANDF

*Vaal money trickles to SANDF* * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the renewed promises of funding for the Vaal River intervention an...

— April 2019 — 1750 views --> EMFULENISANDFVAAL WATER

Makhosi Khoza Resigns

It is with a heavy heart that we accept Dr Makhosi Khoza’s resignation, following her decision to put her fulltime attention into her passion to adv...

— March 2019 — 1532 views --> MAKHOSI KHOZAOUTA

OUTA welcomes NERSA's promises of better oversight on Eskom

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...

— March 2019 — 1208 views --> ENERGYESKOMNERSA

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 — 768 views --> GOVAN MBEKIVICTOR KHANYEWATER

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 — 732 views --> SUIWATER

Unblock funds for Emfuleni’s sewerage disaster

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Cabinet to ensure that full funding is made available for the SAN...

— January 2019 — 760 views --> EMFULENIWATER

We need an independent water regulator, says OUTA and Water Shortage SA

The Department of Water and Sanitation’s failure to effectively regulate South Africa’s water sector requires serious and effective intervention, and ...

— January 2019 — 980 views --> WATERWSSA

OUTA objects to ESKOM's tariff hikes at NERSA hearings

Today the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) starts public hearings on Eskom’s fourth multi-year price determination (MYPD4) of electricity tariffs, fo...

Ivor Cleary
— January 2019 — 622 views --> ENERGYESKOMNERSA

OUTA and WSSA campaign for an independent water regulator

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and Water Shortage South Africa are delighted to announce our collaboration to champion calls for an Indepen...

Ivor Cleary
— December 2018 — 652 views --> WATER

Drinking water quality monitoring project

Status: October 2018: Clean and Healthy – The water quality is clean and free from viruses. Purpose: To ensure that all 700 000 Emfuleni residents hav...

Ivor Cleary
— December 2018 — 668 views --> EMFULENIWATER

What are you drinking?

In light of concerns raised on water quality, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has undertaken to test the water quality in the 31 drinking wa...

Ivor Cleary
— December 2018 — 617 views --> WATER

OUTA asks SAHRC to investigate Sedibeng Scheme

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has made another written submission to the South African Human Right Commission’s inquiry into the pollution...

Ivor Cleary
— December 2018 — 648 views --> EMFULENIMUNICIPALITYWATER

Hold water dept leadership to account, says OUTA

* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the Standing Committee on Public Accounts inquiry into the Department of Water and Sanitation’s s...

Ivor Cleary
— November 2018 — 604 views --> WATER

Water portfolio inquiry submission

*Water portfolio inquiry submission* ** OUTA’s submission identifies problems in the department’s Bucket Eradication Programme and in both the governa...

— August 2018 — 397 views --> ENVIRONMENTGENERAL NEWSNEWSWATERWATER 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 — 360 views --> CAPE TOWN METROPOLITANGENERAL NEWSWATERWATER AND ENVIRONMENTWESTERN CAPE

OUTA demands 0% electricity tariff increase at NERSA public hearings

* *OUTA demands 0% electricity tariff increase at NERSA public hearings* * “In our request for NERSA not to grant approval for any electricity tariff ...

— November 2017 — 378 views --> ENERGYESKOMNERSA

Save our economy and give Eskom 0%, OUTA tells NERSA

* *Save our economy and give Eskom 0%, OUTA tells NERSA* * “Eskom as it currently operates, cannot survive financially in any plausible future scenari...

— October 2017 — 359 views --> ENERGYESKOMNERSA

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