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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 — 2309 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 — 4335 views

Dear NERSA, public consultation takes more than a few days

Dear NERSA, public consultation takes more than a few days * OUTA has asked the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) to reconsider the extremely limit...

— March 2021 — 2317 views

Budget 2021: cautious silence between a rock and a hard place

*Budget 2021: Cautious silence between a rock and a hard place* * National Treasury found itself cornered by a triple threat. Taxpayers are fed up...

— February 2021 — 2276 views

OUTA tells NERSA: #NoNewNuclear

OUTA tells NERSA: #NoNewNuclear* NERSA is holding public hearings about the government’s plan to build 2500MW of new nuclear power, and OUTA is a...

— February 2021 — 1764 views

Gigaba report yet another reason for Public Protector to be removed

*Gigaba report yet another reason for Public Protector to be removed* * The latest report by the Public Protector in which she clears Malusi Gigab...

— February 2021 — 2750 views

#NoNewNuclear: OUTA calls on South Africans to oppose nuclear plans

*#NoNewNuclear: OUTA calls on South Africans to oppose nuclear plans* South Africa has until Friday to tell the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) t...

— February 2021 — 2767 views

Liquidate SAA without delay

Liquidate SAA without delay * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) calls on the Department of Public Enterprises and Treasury to liquidate Sou...

— February 2021 — 4179 views

Keeping the lights on: This is how you pay for state capture in 2021

*Keeping the lights on: This is how you pay for state capture in 2021* South African electricity consumers will again pay for years of state captur...

— January 2021 — 3839 views

Who collects e-tolls from 3 December 2020?

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— December 2020 — 4959 views

Show us more value for money

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— November 2020 — 2393 views

National Budget needs stronger civil society input

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— November 2020 — 2027 views

Show us value for money in state spending

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— November 2020 — 2220 views

Consumers lose again in Eskom-NERSA clash

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— October 2020 — 4036 views

OUTA asks Parliament to get on with electoral reform

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— October 2020 — 2346 views

We like the talk (again) but implementation is crucial

*We like the talk (again) but implementation is crucial* President Ramaphosa’s reconstruction and recovery plan provides useful direction for South A...

— October 2020 — 2089 views

Eskom price win doesn't help SA

*Eskom price win doesn't help SA* This week Eskom won its third court case on electricity prices against the National Energy Regulator (NERSA). This ...

— July 2020 — 3129 views

Consumers lose when electricity regulator is weak

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— July 2020 — 3257 views

Supplementary budget must herald fundamental change in the public sector – OUTA and PARI

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— July 2020 — 2257 views

Zero-based budget approach should apply to whole Government – OUTA

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— June 2020 — 3153 views

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