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Parliament’s secrecy hinders gender commission appointments

Graphic: Shutterstock *Parliament’s secrecy hinders gender commission appointments* A third of the candidates for commissioners of the Commission o...

— September 2022 — 1176 views

Corruption, chaos, fake licences, officials and opportunists ripping off the public: this is Gauteng’s driving licence system

Illustration: Flickr/GovernmentZA/OUTA *Corruption, chaos, fake licences, officials and opportunists ripping off the public: this is Gauteng’s driv...

— September 2022 — 2917 views

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

Municipalities need competence and accountability, not a skills swap

Picture: Shutterstock *Municipalities need competence and accountability, not a skills swap* Stop pandering to incompetent deployed cadres in munic...

— July 2022 — 2626 views

Another promise of a decision on e-tolls

Picture: OUTA *Another promise of a decision on e-tolls* Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has once again * promised an announcement [1] * on an al...

— July 2022 — 2155 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

Active citizens are needed to help stop the financial rot in municipalities

*Active citizens are needed to help stop the financial rot in municipalities* The Auditor-General’s report on local government audit outcomes for 2...

— June 2022 — 1728 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 — 1646 views

Minister faces reality and grants motorists a 15-day reprieve

Minister * *faces reality and grants motorists a 15-day reprieve*  * After weeks of ignoring the chaos and incompetence in his own department, Mini...

— April 2022 — 1836 views

Ministry struggles to balance electricity proposals with public need for clear, supportable solutions

*Ministry struggles to balance electricity proposals with public need for clear, supportable solutions* Electricity regulation and pricing affects ...

— March 2022 — 1745 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 — 2032 views

Parliament is a failed institution says OUTA

Parliament is a failed institution* Parliamentarians have been metaphorically burning down the institution of Parliament for years, threatening Sout...

— March 2022 — 2101 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 — 2182 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

We object: Advocate Mkhwebane and Judge Hlophe are not Chief Justice material

*We object: Advocate Mkhwebane and Judge Hlophe are not Chief Justice material*  * * OUTA has submitted formal objections to the President’s Nominat...

— October 2021 — 2493 views

Could e-tolls be funding corruption?

*Could e-tolls be funding corruption?* Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula responded to questions in Parliament on Wednesday about the future of the...

— September 2021 — 9949 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 — 2312 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 — 2373 views

Oh no: NERSA takes SA another step towards new nuclear

Oh no: NERSA takes SA another step towards new nuclear power stations* OUTA is extremely concerned that the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) elec...

— August 2021 — 2426 views

A Cabinet reshuffle that signals a President still trapped in cadre deployment

*A Cabinet reshuffle that signals a President still trapped in cadre deployment* There’s not much to cheer about in President Ramaphosa’s new Cabin...

— August 2021 — 4529 views

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