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Active citizens are needed to help stop the financial rot in municipalities

*Active citizens are needed to help stop the financial rot in municipalities* The Auditor-General’s report on local government audit outcomes for 2...

— June 2022 — 1739 views

Absence of consequence management and competence produces municipal decay

*Absence of consequence management and competence produces municipal decay* The decline of municipalities across the country will not stop until muni...

— July 2021 — 4194 views

OUTA calls on City of Cape Town to be transparent with civil society

*OUTA calls on City of Cape Town to be transparent with civil society* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and the Ratepayers’ and Residents...

— June 2021 — 2842 views

Ekurhuleni ignores complaints about evaluation roll and rates errors

*Ekurhuleni ignores complaints about evaluation roll and rates errors* The cut-off date for Ekurhuleni residents to lodge formal objections to the...

— June 2021 — 11072 views

City of Joburg admits levy was rubbish

*City of Joburg admits levy was rubbish* Today City of Johannesburg MMC Mpho Moerane announced that the City will drop the proposed R50 recycling l...

— May 2021 — 3126 views

Joburg’s third attempt to load prepaid electricity bills with a monthly charge should fail

*Joburg’s third attempt to load prepaid electricity bills with a monthly charge should fail* The City of Johannesburg’s third attempt to add a fixe...

— May 2021 — 5949 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 — 3398 views

Municipal Act should leave no room for creative accounting

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— November 2020 — 2126 views

Green Scorpions issue directive against City of Cape Town over pollution

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— October 2020 — 6854 views

Asking Zandile Gumede to leave is not enough

*Asking Zandile Gumede to leave is not enough* The KZN ANC should have the courage to fire Zandile Gumede, not just ask her to stand aside, says the ...

— August 2020 — 4172 views

Act against Zandile Gumede, don't promote her

*Act against Zandile Gumede, don't promote her* The appointment of corruption-accused and former eThekwini mayor, Zandile Gumede, to the KwaZulu-Nata...

— August 2020 — 4382 views

Eskom and SIU summonses for state capture enablers welcomed

*Eskom and SIU summonses for state capture enablers welcomed * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the announcement that Eskom and the...

— August 2020 — 2619 views

OUTA calls for whistleblowers on Covid-19 corruption

*OUTA calls for whistleblowers on Covid-19 corruption* Following President Ramaphosa’s announcement on 23 July indicating beefed-up efforts to addres...

— July 2020 — 3290 views

Joburg councillors should vote for residents not themselves

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— July 2020 — 3314 views

Removal of prepaid charge from Joburg budget a good start but not enough

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— June 2020 — 2778 views

Heads must roll in municipalities following AG report

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— June 2020 — 4097 views

CoJ draft budget ignores economic realities

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— June 2020 — 3203 views

Residents across 207 municipalities plead for property rates relief

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— June 2020 — 3795 views

COJ wants to increase tariffs while residents are struggling to survive

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— June 2020 — 4050 views

Milnerton lagoon: One step forward and two steps back

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— June 2020 — 4714 views

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