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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 — 643 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 — 597 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 — 626 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 — 584 views --> WATER

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 — 367 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 — 382 views --> ETOLLSSAASANRALSTATE CAPTURETAX POLICYTRANSPORT

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 — 381 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 — 361 views --> ETOLLSNEWSSANRAL

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 — 347 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 — 411 views --> NEWSSANRAL

SANRAL sends confusing messages on failed e-toll scheme

* *SANRAL sends confusing messages on failed e-toll scheme* * None [1]*The Citizen* reports that Sanral acknowledges the e-toll scheme’s failure and i...

— September 2017 — 377 views --> ETOLLSSANRALTRANSPORT

SANRAL’s e-toll default judgment is misleading and dangerous

* *SANRAL’s e-toll default judgment is misleading and dangerous* * From the outset, it is important to note the matter which SANRAL is crowing about i...

— March 2017 — 402 views --> ETOLLSSANRALTRANSPORT

SANRAL cancels De Beers Pass Route construction plans

* *SANRAL cancels De Beers Pass Route construction plans * * This R10bn road construction project aimed to shave only 14km off the current N3 route be...

— March 2017 — 360 views --> SANRAL

SANRAL’s decision on e-toll criminal charges whilst OUTA test case unfolds is wrong

* *SANRAL’s decision on e-toll criminal charges whilst OUTA test case unfolds is wrong* * In addition, SANRAL plans to obtain default judgments agains...

— February 2017 — 369 views --> ETOLLSSANRAL

Gauteng freeways inflated by R9,6bn: Ministers urged to investigate

* *Gauteng freeways inflated by R9,6bn: Ministers urged to investigate* * At the time, OUTA also conducted a high level costing exercise of the GFIP p...

— February 2017 — 308 views --> ETOLLSSANRAL

OUTA welcomes new SANRAL CEO's inclusive approach

* *OUTA welcomes new SANRAL CEO's inclusive approach** * * “OUTA has consistently stated that the seamless fuel levy which attracts no administration ...

— December 2016 — 292 views --> SANRALTRANSPORT

OUTA lays charges of perjury against former SANRAL CEO Nazir Alli

* *OUTA lays charges of perjury against former SANRAL CEO Nazir Alli* * The charges were laid at the Linden police station on Friday 16th December 201...

— December 2016 — 317 views --> SANRALTRANSPORT

Three years of e-toll failure

* *Three years of e-toll failure* * The graph gives a timeline of SANRAL’s e-toll revenue levels. In April 2012, SANRAL argued in court that they woul...

— December 2016 — 362 views --> ETOLLSSANRALTRANSPORT

SANRAL misleads SCOPA on their true financial situation

* *SANRAL misleads SCOPA on their true financial situation* * SANRAL responded that the law (PFMA) does not simply allow them to write off such debt a...

— November 2016 — 337 views --> ETOLLSSANRALTRANSPORT

SANRAL outsourcing internal audit unacceptable

* *SANRAL outsourcing internal audit unacceptable* * "We find it highly irregular and unprofessional of a state owned entity to outsource what ought t...

— November 2016 — 362 views --> ETOLLSSANRALTRANSPORT

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