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OUTA exposes dubious tender worth R83 million at Gert Sibande TVET College in Mpumalanga

*OUTA exposes dubious tender worth R83 million at Gert Sibande TVET College in Mpumalanga * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) exposed yet more...

— December 2023 — 2043 views

A massive loss for transparency: Court rules OUTA not entitled to financial information on N3TC toll concession

*A massive loss for transparency: Court rules OUTA not entitled to financial information on N3TC toll concession* * OUTA has lost a court bid to g...

— November 2023 — 2374 views

Councils squabble and spend billions, while controls and transparency fail

.*Image: OUTA *Councils squabble and spend billions of rand, while controls and transparency fail* * Over the last five years, Johannesburg Water h...

— June 2023 — 1670 views

Don’t overpay on property rates: check before deadline

.*Image: Shutterstock *Don’t overpay on property rates: check before deadline* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), through its Community Actio...

— February 2023 — 1929 views

Municipalities should light the way in involving communities in energy solutions

*Municipalities should light the way in involving communities in energy solutions* * Loadshedding has negatively affected every single person in S...

— February 2023 — 1460 views

OUTA wins court order against Sanral in ongoing quest for toll transparency

*OUTA wins court order against Sanral in ongoing quest for toll transparency* * The Pretoria High Court has ruled in favour of OUTA, compelling Sa...

— February 2023 — 1824 views

Parliament’s secrecy hinders gender commission appointments

Graphic: Shutterstock *Parliament’s secrecy hinders gender commission appointments* A third of the candidates for commissioners of the Commission o...

— September 2022 — 1266 views

OUTA joins 44 organisations calling for improved public participation in Gender Equality Commission appointments

Illustration: OUTA *OUTA joins 44 organisations calling for improved public participation in Gender Equality Commission appointments* * A total of ...

— September 2022 — 1226 views

OUTA asks high court to give SANRAL CEO 10 days to hand over court-ordered information on the N4 toll contract or face a jail sentence

*OUTA asks high court to give SANRAL CEO 10 days to hand over court-ordered information on the N4 toll contract or face a jail sentence* * OUTA ha...

— January 2022 — 4801 views

Court orders SANRAL to give OUTA the N4 toll road operator’s contract and financial records

Court orders SANRAL to give OUTA the N4 toll road operator's contract and financial records* OUTA has won a high court order against SANRAL, which...

— November 2021 — 11330 views

High Court emphasises importance of transparency and orders Services SETA to hand over hidden information to OUTA

*High Court emphasises importance of transparency and orders Services SETA to hand over hidden information to OUTA* It took 34 months but the Organ...

— November 2021 — 3457 views

OUTA takes SANRAL to court over national toll concessions

*OUTA takes SANRAL to court over national toll concessions* Court proceedings for a request for access to information (PAIA) by The Organisation Un...

— May 2021 — 5011 views

Opinion - Transparency tussle: Sanral secrecy indicates roads agency has something to hide

*Transparency tussle: Sanral secrecy indicates roads agency has something to hide* **This opinion piece was first featured in the Daily Maverick** *...

— May 2021 — 3302 views

E-toll contractors accused of corrupt payments

E-toll contractors accused of corrupt payments * The South African public has yet to see the e-toll impasse solution promised by Government for nea...

— March 2021 — 18994 views

Municipal Act should leave no room for creative accounting

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— November 2020 — 2185 views

OUTA calls for govt transparency on all Covid-19 relief spending

*OUTA calls for govt transparency on all Covid-19 relief spending* OUTA is aware that the recent announcement of the IMF loan of around R70bn to Sout...

— July 2020 — 2655 views

No to any increase in municipal electricity prices, says OUTA

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— April 2020 — 3096 views

How will municipalities spend R23bn transfer?

* *How will municipalities spend R23bn transfer?* * * * * * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) calls on municipalities to spend the equitable s...

— December 2019 — 2478 views

A new e-toll contract risks wasteful spend

**A new e-toll contract risks wasteful spend* * SANRAL has received bids of up to R11.4 billion to run a new e-toll collection contract it advertised ...

— November 2019 — 5814 views

Government clings to e-toll failure

**Government clings to e-toll failure* * “The gantries might be here to stay but the e-toll collections are not,” says Wayne Duvenage, OUTA's CEO. “An...

— October 2019 — 7046 views