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OUTA joins 44 organisations calling for improved public participation in Gender Equality Commission appointments

Illustration: OUTA *OUTA joins 44 organisations calling for improved public participation in Gender Equality Commission appointments*  * A total of ...

— September 2022 — 1143 views

OUTA disappointed that fuel levy discount has not been extended

Picture: Pixabay *OUTA disappointed that fuel levy discount has not been extended*  * OUTA notes with concern the high fuel price increase in July,...

— July 2022 — 1760 views

South Africa needs Parliament to listen more to the people

Picture: OUTA *South Africa needs Parliament to listen more to the people*  * This week OUTA marks the International Day of Parliamentarism by rene...

— June 2022 — 1350 views

OUTA calls for fuel levy reprieve of R1.50 to be extended for July

Picture: OUTA *OUTA calls for fuel levy reprieve of R1.50 to be extended for July*  * The Ukraine war continues to keep the international price of ...

— June 2022 — 2981 views

Public pressure for fuel levy reprieve extension pays off

*Public pressure for fuel levy reprieve extension pays off* OUTA welcomes the extension of the temporary reduction in the fuel levy as desperately ...

— June 2022 — 1614 views

Extended relief on fuel levy needed

Extended relief on fuel levy needed * OUTA has called on Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana to extend the R1.50 per litre temporary reduction of ...

— May 2022 — 2818 views

60 days to Concourt's deadline: Public consultation on Electoral Amendment Bill wasn't good enough, civil society tells Parliament

*Public consultation on Electoral Amendment Bill wasn't good enough, civil society tells Parliament*  * OUTA, the One South Africa Movement and oth...

— April 2022 — 1645 views

Fuel levy reduction is a welcome relief

Fuel levy reduction is a welcome relief * The decision by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to reduce the fuel levy by R1.50 for the next two month...

— April 2022 — 2089 views

Parliament fails again, putting party ahead of country in electoral reform bill

*Parliament fails again, putting party ahead of country in electoral reform bill* Parliament’s public hearings on the crucial Electoral Amendment B...

— March 2022 — 2029 views

SONA 2022: ‘High’ on good intent, lacking in delivery

*SONA 2022:  ‘High’ on good intent, lacking in delivery* The President’s action plan to Parliament on cleaning up state capture must ensure that ne...

— February 2022 — 2250 views

OUTA calls on NERSA to reject Eskom’s outrageous price increase request

OUTA calls on NERSA to reject Eskom's outrageous increase request* If the economy is to recover, electricity prices must be affordable and consumer...

— January 2022 — 2181 views

Minister Mbalula clings to unconstitutional and irrational AARTO

*Minister Mbalula clings to unconstitutional and irrational AARTO* OUTA takes note of Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula’s intention to challenge th...

— January 2022 — 2247 views

OUTA calls for no increases to fuel levies in 2022

OUTA calls for no increases to fuel levies in 2022 * OUTA has written to Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana, calling for a halt to the annual incr...

— December 2021 — 2850 views

High fuel prices: Levies and weak economic policy are the real issues

High fuel prices: Levies and weak economic policy are the real issues* Two local factors that contribute to our current high fuel prices are the we...

— November 2021 — 4481 views

OUTA welcomes withdrawal of social security green paper

*OUTA welcomes withdrawal of social security green paper* OUTA is not surprised that Minster of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu has * withdrawn [1]...

— September 2021 — 1346 views

Sanity prevails over powerships refusal

*Sanity prevails over powerships refusal* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the decision by Department of Forestry, Fisheries and ...

— June 2021 — 9372 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 — 3108 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 — 5906 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 — 4311 views

SONA 2021: Uninspiring and lacking believable action

SONA 2021: Uninspiring and lacking believable action * “What South Africa didn’t need to hear as it faces its worst crisis since democracy,  were ol...

— February 2021 — 2826 views

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