* *Concern over Eskom’s excessive profit motive* * Cost reflective pricing allows an entity to justify price increases based on the costs incurred by ...
* *Zuma's apology is an insult to the South African people* * “A simple apology is all we received from the head of state, along with a feeble excuse ...
* *Eskom tariff interdict does not deter us!* * On the 29th of March, after the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) had already launched their appli...
* *Less than 2% of SANRAL's e-toll discount heeded* * SANRAL claims an increase in e-toll collections, when in actual fact their numbers have remained...
* *OUTA to urgently challenge electricity tariff hike in court* * In answer to OUTA's request to supply the public with the reasons for its decision t...
* *E-toll collection threats remain unfounded* * Three weeks have since passed and we are not aware of any summons or notice being served on an organi...
* *Companies and people settling e-toll debt are wasting their money* * “Threats by the Electronic Tolling Collection (ETC) through its contractor ITC...
* *Gordhan goes after soft targets - not serious on corruption* * The speech was motivating in many respects but devoid of tackling the scourge of cor...
* *Our new journey addressing tax abuse* * During our work on the e-toll challenge over the past few years, we have often been asked by the public and...
* *Zuma's brazen behaviour sparks call for broader civil action* * We cannot fail to notice the similarities between Minister Nene’s removal and the “...
**SANRAL's request for parliament to sanction withholding of licenses has serious ramifications for government* * From OUTA’s analysis of SANRAL’s rec...
**The e-toll scheme collapsed over 12 months ago** In 2012, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) presented the Inter Ministerial Committee ...
**Questions arise from SANRAL’s annual report, ahead of bond auction* * The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) believes these pertinent matte...
**OUTA pleased with public response to e-toll Gazette* * A volume of 18,732 submissions were made through OUTA’s ‘Gazette Comment’ portal in the 10 da...
**Stoychev court outcome not an e-toll issue** Obviously, SANRAL will milk the situation, and their behavior in this regard smacks of a highly opportu...
**PRASA maladministration: A chronic condition of state owned entities* * The Public Protector needs to be protected against those intent on limiting ...
**SANRAL must deal with real issues of e-toll failure* * While very late in the panel’s process, the about-turn is most welcome and we look forward to...
**E-toll payment and prosecution reprieve welcome* * “There is never a dull day in the e-toll fiasco,” says Wayne Duvenage, Chairman of the Opposition...
**E-toll reprieve proves the system is problematic* * “We believe that this announcement serves two purposes, one being another carrot to entice the p...
**OUTA requires funds for its “Rule of Law” campaign* * Since the recent announcement by Premier David Makhura to form a panel to review the impact of...
— July 2014
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