*A new but compromised Cabinet for growth* ** "It is clear that President Ramaphosa had to make some serious concessions in his new Cabinet, however, ...
*Where’s the plan in #Budget2018, Minister Gigaba?* ** “The last few weeks have brought a new sense of hope to the country with the change in leadersh...
*Thank you, Mr President, now let’s all get to work* ** "Cyril Ramaphosa has in one speech managed to bring back dignity, hope and clarity to South Af...
* *Mahlangu, part of the healing is accountability* * “We applaud retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke for his tenacity in ensuring her atten...
* *5.23% Eskom increase a bittersweet victory to South Africans* * This means the average price stays under R1/kWh. “This is a bittersweet victory for...
* *Insufficient change in new Eskom board* * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) commends the two new appointments but is concerned about the re...
* *Minister's Energy Indaba is not consultation* * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) strongly opposes the way this Indaba has been arranged an...
* *OUTA demands 0% electricity tariff increase at NERSA public hearings* * This follows after Eskom applied to NERSA a 19.9% increase. “In our request...
* *Save our economy and give Eskom 0%* * “Eskom as it currently operates, cannot survive financially in any plausible future scenario and should be un...
* *OUTA finds NERSA approved secrecy on Eskom coal costs* * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has discovered that the National Energy Regulato...
* *OUTA commends NERSA stance against Eskom secrecy* * Eskom had applied to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) for permission to ke...
* *OUTA petitions against holiday season “consultation”* * The government has used the holiday shutdown to sneak in the legally required public partic...
* *Join OUTA on Friday to oppose Eskom's secrecy application* * “NERSA is holding a public hearing on Eskom’s secrecy application on Friday and we urg...
* *Bigger challenges ahead for civil society to fight electricity price hikes* * The case involved a challenge against NERSA and Eskom to ensure they ...
* *No, no, no and no to tariff hikes - 24 times* * All the municipalities’ requests for higher-than-standard electricity price increases should be ref...
* *OUTA welcomes NERSA ruling on electricity tariff increase* * The ruling was made after reviewing representations from all affected stakeholders. Be...
* *The nuclear judgment clarified, a telling blow to Government* * This judgment, which is regarded as a significant victory for civil society, is the...
* *OUTA encouraged by SASSA CEO's actions* * We believe that the minister’s submission to the court was self-serving and did not provide the correct v...
* *OUTA trips Eskom’s predatory tariff hike* * This followed a hearing held at NERSA’s head office in December last year at which, barring the attenda...
— March 2017
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OUR VISION
A prosperous country with an organised, engaged and empowered civil society that ensures responsible use of tax revenues throughout all levels of Government.
