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Court had no other option but to grant another extension on electoral bill

Image: GovernmentZA *Court had no other option but to grant another extension on electoral bill* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says it...

— January 2023 — 1172 views

Confused about the controversial electoral reform process? Read OUTA’s new report

.*Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA *Confused about the controversial electoral reform process? Read OUTA’s new report* * * Parliament is on the verge of ado...

— November 2022 — 1623 views

OUTA and other civil society organisations call on NCOP to improve the flawed electoral reform bill

.*Image: Shutterstock *OUTA and other civil society organisations call on NCOP to improve the flawed electoral reform bill* * * OUTA joined many othe...

— November 2022 — 1198 views

MPs' decision to pass Electoral Amendment Bill a blow to public faith in Parliament

.*Image: Peoplesdispatch-CreativeCommons *MPs' decision to pass Electoral Amendment Bill another blow to public faith in Parliament* * * The Organisat...

— October 2022 — 1888 views

Electoral reform bill needs complete rewrite

Picture: GovernmentZA *Electoral reform bill needs complete rewrite* The Electoral Amendment Bill needs to be rewritten to ensure that it is c...

— September 2022 — 1335 views

OUTA disappointed that fuel levy discount has not been extended

Picture: Pixabay *OUTA disappointed that fuel levy discount has not been extended* * OUTA notes with concern the high fuel price increase in July,...

— July 2022 — 1828 views

OUTA calls for fuel levy reprieve of R1.50 to be extended for July

Picture: OUTA *OUTA calls for fuel levy reprieve of R1.50 to be extended for July* * The Ukraine war continues to keep the international price of ...

— June 2022 — 3077 views

Public pressure for fuel levy reprieve extension pays off

*Public pressure for fuel levy reprieve extension pays off* OUTA welcomes the extension of the temporary reduction in the fuel levy as desperately ...

— June 2022 — 1673 views

Extended relief on fuel levy needed

Extended relief on fuel levy needed * OUTA has called on Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana to extend the R1.50 per litre temporary reduction of ...

— May 2022 — 2891 views

60 days to Concourt's deadline: Public consultation on Electoral Amendment Bill wasn't good enough, civil society tells Parliament

*Public consultation on Electoral Amendment Bill wasn't good enough, civil society tells Parliament* * OUTA, the One South Africa Movement and oth...

— April 2022 — 1743 views

Fuel levy reduction is a welcome relief

Fuel levy reduction is a welcome relief * The decision by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to reduce the fuel levy by R1.50 for the next two month...

— April 2022 — 2181 views

Parliament fails again, putting party ahead of country in electoral reform bill

*Parliament fails again, putting party ahead of country in electoral reform bill* Parliament’s public hearings on the crucial Electoral Amendment B...

— March 2022 — 2108 views

OUTA calls for no increases to fuel levies in 2022

OUTA calls for no increases to fuel levies in 2022 * OUTA has written to Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana, calling for a halt to the annual incr...

— December 2021 — 2965 views

High fuel prices: Levies and weak economic policy are the real issues

High fuel prices: Levies and weak economic policy are the real issues* Two local factors that contribute to our current high fuel prices are the we...

— November 2021 — 4650 views

Electoral Reform: it simply cannot be buried this time

*Electoral Reform: it simply cannot be buried this time* Today marks the first anniversary of the Constitutional Court judgment that declared secti...

— June 2021 — 2388 views

Opinion - Government’s unsustainable fuel related levies and taxes.

*Government’s unsustainable fuel related levies and taxes. * **This opinion piece was first featured in the Daily Maverick** * * * There is a posi...

— April 2021 — 4438 views

One step closer to accountability

*One step closer to accountability* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and the Ratepayers' and Residents' Associations in Milnerton welcome ...

— January 2021 — 3539 views

Green Scorpions issue directive against City of Cape Town over pollution

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— October 2020 — 7102 views

OUTA asks Parliament to get on with electoral reform

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— October 2020 — 2406 views

Independent candidates to be included in national elections

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— June 2020 — 3704 views