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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 — 850 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

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 — 769 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 — 733 views --> SUIWATER

OUTA calls for urgent action on Agrizzi testimony

*OUTA calls for urgent action on Agrizzi testimony* OUTA calls on Government to review and consider cancelling all existing contracts with Bosasa / Af...

— January 2019 — 767 views --> AGRIZZIBOSASASTATE CAPTURE

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 — 763 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 — 981 views --> WATERWSSA

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 — 654 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 — 669 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 — 649 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 — 607 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 — 398 views --> ENVIRONMENTGENERAL NEWSNEWSWATERWATER AND ENVIRONMENT

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

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 — 362 views --> CAPE TOWN METROPOLITANGENERAL NEWSWATERWATER AND ENVIRONMENTWESTERN 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 — 397 views --> CAPE TOWN METROPOLITANNEWSWATER AND ENVIRONMENTWESTERN CAPE

OUTA applauds appeal court judgement on Western Cape e-tolls

* *OUTA applauds appeal court judgement on Western Cape e-tolls* * Aside from a number of questionable actions by SANRAL on the Western Cape Winelands...

— September 2016 — 347 views --> CAPE TOWN METROPOLITANETOLLSSANRALTRANSPORTWESTERN CAPE

Discrimination and inconsistencies in SANRAL’s road funding mechanisms arise

**Discrimination and inconsistencies in SANRAL’s road funding mechanisms arise* * While funding such important economic infrastructure with general ta...

— October 2015 — 364 views --> ETOLLSGAUTENGKWAZULU-NATALSANRALTRANSPORTWESTERN CAPE

OUTA applauds Western Cape toll road judgement

**SANRAL’s anti-development threats are outrageous* * "It was a ludicrous idea for SANRAL to accept an unsolicited bid to toll the Western Cape's free...

— September 2015 — 341 views --> CAPE TOWN METROPOLITANETOLLSSANRALTRANSPORTWESTERN CAPE

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