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SANRAL’s N2 Wild Coast toll road scheme finally under judicial review

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is pleased that the 16-year-long civil action to have SANRAL’s realignment of the N2 along the Pondoland Wil...

Ivor Cleary
— December 2018 — 654 views --> SANRALTRANSPORT

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 — 670 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 — 620 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 — 650 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 — 608 views --> WATER

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 — 437 views --> GAUTENGLOCAL GOVERNMENT

March against e-tolls

*March against e-tolls* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) calls on its supporters and the general public to participate in the march agains...

— November 2018 — 387 views --> ETOLLSSANRALTRANSPORT

Mboweni digging us out of state capture holes

*Mboweni digging us out of state capture holes* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the bulk of Minister Tito Mboweni’s mid-term bud...

— October 2018 — 408 views --> ETOLLSSAASANRALSTATE CAPTURETAX POLICYTRANSPORT

Emfuleni is a human rights disaster

*Emfuleni is a human rights disaster* ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) called on the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to orde...

— September 2018 — 439 views --> EMFULENIGAUTENGWATER AND ENVIRONMENT

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 — 398 views --> ENVIRONMENTGENERAL NEWSNEWSWATERWATER AND ENVIRONMENT

OUTA and SANRAL agree on e-tolls test case

*OUTA and SANRAL agree on e-tolls test case* ** The overall legality of the e-tolls system will be argued in a single big test case. The legal teams f...

— August 2018 — 380 views --> ETOLLSNEWSSANRAL

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 — 408 views --> BAKWENAEMFULENIGAUTENGGENERAL NEWSGERT SIBANDE DISTRICTGOVAN MBEKI LOCALLOCALLOCAL GOVERNMENTNEWSOUTA

Gauteng Premiers intervention in Emfuleni smacks of planned political manipulation

*Gauteng Premiers intervention in Emfuleni smacks of planned political manipulation* ** The Constitution is clear that national, provincial and munici...

— June 2018 — 403 views --> EMFULENIGAUTENGLOCALSEDIBENG DISTRICT

OUTA Local welcomes change at Emfuleni Municipality

*OUTA Local welcomes change at Emfuleni Municipality  * ** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the immediate resignation of Emfuleni ...

— June 2018 — 406 views --> EMFULENIGAUTENGLOCALSEDIBENG DISTRICT

OUTA saves R1.7 billion rehab funds from Gupta grips

*OUTA saves R1.7 billion rehab funds from Gupta grips* ** This follows a settlement reached between the legal representatives of the fund’s Trustees a...

— April 2018 — 437 views --> GUPTASTATE CAPTURE

Guptas should have nowhere to hide

*Guptas should have nowhere to hide* ** OUTA welcomes reports that Indian authorities are taking action against the Gupta family. “The fact that a for...

— March 2018 — 401 views --> GENERAL NEWSGUPTASTATE CAPTURE

Emfuleni residents need service delivery not politics

*Emfuleni residents need service delivery not politics* ** “The Provincial Executive has failed to enforce its mandate of oversight by holding ELM to ...

— March 2018 — 419 views --> EMFULENIGAUTENGLOCALSEDIBENG DISTRICT

The Gupta Empire is falling

*The Gupta Empire is falling * ** The once-powerful Gupta empire is collapsing, with at least eight businesses filing for business rescue this week. T...

— February 2018 — 453 views --> GUPTASTATE CAPTURE

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 METROPOLITANGENERAL NEWSWATERWATER AND ENVIRONMENTWESTERN CAPE

OUTA wants to see SANRAL's annual report

* *OUTA wants to see SANRAL's annual report* * It's not the only entity to have missed this deadline. “State-owned entities are crucial bodies providi...

— October 2017 — 430 views --> NEWSSANRAL

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