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The end of e-tolls: A broken promise to South African motorists

.*Image: OUTA *The end of e-tolls: A broken promise to South African motorists* It has been a year since Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana promised an...

— October 2023 — 4007 views

OUTA calls for speedy investigation into NSFAS CEO Andile Nongogo

* *Picture: NSFAS CEO Andile Nongogo. Picture: OUTA *OUTA calls for speedy investigation into NSFAS CEO Andile Nongogo* The Organisation Undoing Tax ...

— August 2023 — 1860 views

Updated investigation report on NSFAS direct payment scheme

* *Picture: OUTA *Updated investigation report on NSFAS direct payment scheme* In October 2022 OUTA released an investigation report on the NSFAS dir...

— August 2023 — 3401 views

Andile Nongogo should not be allowed near the public purse

* *Picture: OUTA *Andile Nongogo should not be allowed near the public purse* OUTA has been investigating corruption and maladministration in the Ser...

— August 2023 — 5708 views

AARTO: Valid and constitutional, but still impractical

* . * Image: OUTA *AARTO: Valid and constitutional, but still impractical* Today the Constitutional Court ruled that the AARTO legislation is constit...

— July 2023 — 2764 views

OUTA lays corruption complaint against NSFAS CEO

.* *OUTA lays corruption complaint against NSFAS CEO* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has laid criminal complaints against Andile Nongogo, ...

— June 2023 — 2861 views

Government’s failure to end e-tolls formally means collection contract continues

.*Image: OUTA *Government’s failure to end e-tolls formally means collection contract continues* The South African National Roads Agency Ltd (Sanral)...

— June 2023 — 4443 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 — 1544 views

ISI Legal opinion on e-toll debt write-off as unlawful - limited and unfounded

.*Image: OUTA *ISI Legal opinion on e-toll debt write-off as unlawful - limited and unfounded* On the 13th of April 2023, the Inclusive Society Inst...

— April 2023 — 1914 views

E-toll scheme continues amid misinformation, indecision and poor leadership

.*Image: OUTA *SANRAL, don't blame failed e-tolls for R15 billion per annum shortfall* Almost six months have passed since the Minister of Finance, ...

— April 2023 — 2691 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 — 1837 views

Nothing has changed on the e-toll front

.*Image: Shutterstock *Nothing has changed on the e-toll front* Despite Premier Lesufi’s comment during his State of the Province Address on 20 Febru...

— February 2023 — 2176 views

NSFAS, what are you doing with student funds?

.*Image: Google Maps / NSFAS logo / Compilation by OUTA *NSFAS, what are you doing with student funds?* An OUTA investigation has found that the Natio...

— February 2023 — 20717 views

Joburg property owners, watch out for property rates increase!

*Joburg property owners, watch out for property rates increase!* * The City of Johannesburg is updating the general valuation roll of property for...

— February 2023 — 3839 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 — 1359 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 — 1694 views

For the fourth time, OUTA tells Parliament the electoral bill isn’t good enough

Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA *For the fourth time, OUTA tells Parliament the electoral bill isn’t good enough* On 27 January 2023 OUTA submitted com...

— February 2023 — 1271 views

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 — 1104 views

Judgment on National Nuclear Regulator underlines role of board: nuclear regulation, not nuclear advocacy

Image: GroundUp/OUTA *Judgment on National Nuclear Regulator underlines role of board: regulation, not nuclear advocacy* The Western Cape High Cour...

— January 2023 — 1472 views

More confusion over the scrapping of e-tolls and the settlement of Sanral’s debt

.*Image: Shutterstock *More confusion over the scrapping of e-tolls and the settlement of Sanral’s debt* OUTA is astounded that we continue to hear th...

— January 2023 — 1188 views