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Why is Joburg’s mayor paid more than the legal limit?

* l *Image: OUTA *Why is Joburg’s mayor paid more than the legal limit?* * JoburgCAN wants to know why the City of Johannesburg overpays the mayor...

— April 2024 — 1801 views

JoburgCAN submission calls on Joburg to rewrite budget

* l *Image: OUTA *JoburgCAN submission calls on Joburg to rewrite budget* * The City of Johannesburg draft budget and draft Integrated Development...

— April 2024 — 1179 views

JoburgCAN calls on City of Joburg to extend IDP & budget comment deadline

* l *Image: OUTA *JoburgCAN calls on City of Joburg to extend IDP & budget comment deadline * JoburgCAN, an initiative of OUTA, has formally request...

— April 2024 — 556 views

Is it time for a rates boycott in Johannesburg?

Picture: OUTA This article was first published in the Mail & Guardian on 25 March 2024 * * *Is it time for a rates boycott in Johannesburg?* This i...

— April 2024 — 382 views

Dirty water in Savanna City?

* l *Image: Supplied by Savanna City resident *Dirty water in Savanna City?* WaterCAN is concerned about reports of poor quality drinking water in ...

— April 2024 — 1094 views

OUTA calls for transparency on City of Joburg property valuations

* *Picture: OUTA *OUTA calls for transparency on City of Joburg property valuations* Property owners in the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) should be awar...

— August 2023 — 2906 views

Joburg property owners urged to support OUTA’s call to limit property rates for now

* *Picture: OUTA *Joburg property owners urged to support OUTA’s call to limit property rates for now * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) Non...

— August 2023 — 1947 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 — 1545 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 — 1838 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 — 1361 views

SIU must be ruthless with water board investigations

.*Graphic: OUTA *SIU must be ruthless with water board investigations* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) encourages the Special Investigating ...

— August 2022 — 1455 views

Citizen science: Building people’s power from below to protect our water

Citizen science: Building people's power from below to protect our water * This piece by *Dr Ferrial Adam* was originally published in the Daily Ma...

— June 2022 — 1600 views

Municipalities risk lives with sub-standard water

Municipalities risk lives with sub-standard water * The Blue Drop report is a red flag for the dire state of most of our water systems and the effe...

— April 2022 — 1866 views

It’s your job to act against Cape Town, OUTA tells Western Cape Green Scorpions

*It’s your job to act against Cape Town, OUTA tells Western Cape Green Scorpions* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has written to the over...

— April 2022 — 2203 views

Cape Town water quality data should be publicly and easily available

Cape * *Town water quality data should be publicly and easily available* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and the Ratepayers’ and Resident...

— November 2021 — 3625 views

Forget TV licences or levies and fund SABC directly from the fiscus instead

*Forget TV licences or levies and fund SABC directly from the fiscus instead* The SABC is a vital public service and should be funded accordingly, ...

— September 2021 — 2328 views

SABC's survival is crucial for democracy

*SABC's survival is crucial for democracy* The SABC Bill should address the funding crisis for the public broadcaster by regularising state funding...

— August 2021 — 2395 views

Independent Water Regulator promised for 2022/23

*Independent Water Regulator promised for 2022/23* The government has included an independent water regulator in the draft National Infrastructure ...

— August 2021 — 4456 views

Enough is enough on Milnerton pollution

Enough is enough on Milnerton pollution* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and the Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Associations in Milnerton wan...

— July 2021 — 2912 views

Parliament shows support for Independent Water Regulator

*Parliament shows support for Independent Water Regulator* OUTA and Water Shortage South Africa have again sent information to Parliament’s Portfo...

— June 2021 — 2603 views