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Civil society questions the postponement of public hearings on the SABC Bill

Image: Shutterstock* l * *Civil society questions the postponement of public hearings on the SABC Bill* The SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coaliti...

— March 2024 — 1088 views

Budget 2024: Fire-fighting by a desperate government in the face of an election

* l * *Budget 2024: Fire-fighting by a desperate government in the face of an election* The cabinet’s decision to raid R150 billion of surplus “pap...

— February 2024 — 1445 views

SABC Bill kicks the can down the road

Image: Shutterstock * * *SABC Bill kicks the can down the road* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) believes that it is of utmost importance t...

— January 2024 — 1515 views

MTBPS 2023: Gloom ahead as government treads water ahead of an election

.* *MTBPS 2023: Gloom ahead as government treads water ahead of an election* Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana painted a gloomy outlook of the cou...

— November 2023 — 1419 views

Government should ensure affordable internet access to promote economic growth

* *Picture: Unsplash *Government should ensure affordable internet access to promote economic growth* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has ma...

— September 2023 — 1176 views

A Budget to fix the evils of poor governance: When will this change?

.*Image: Flickr/GovZA/OUTA *A Budget to fix the evils of poor governance: When will this change?* After years of promises, * Budget 2023 [1] * has f...

— February 2023 — 1028 views

Accountability win: Public Protector upholds OUTA complaint and orders criminal investigation

.*Image: Acting Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka (Facebook/PublicProtectorSouthAfrica) / Compilation OUTA *Accountability win: Public Protect...

— October 2022 — 2613 views

RAG AND OUTA on the flawed and erroneous 2021 to 2025 Ekurhuleni Property valuation roll

*RAG AND OUTA ON THE FLAWED AND ERRONEOUS 2021 TO 2025 EKURHULENI PROPERTY VALUATION ROLL* Following the submission of a vast number of objections...

— February 2022 — 2227 views

Judgment sending Jacob Zuma back to jail shows nobody is above the law

Judgment sending Jacob Zuma back to jail shows nobody is above the law * OUTA welcomes the high court judgment * reversing [1] *the poor decision t...

— December 2021 — 4873 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 — 2313 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

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

Condemn and arrest criminal protestors

*Condemn and arrest criminal protestors* * OUTA calls on the government to act swiftly and use whatever enforcement processes are available to con...

— July 2021 — 3265 views

Zuma's incarceration strengthens accountability

Zuma's incarceration strengthens accountability * OUTA notes the arrest of Jacob Zuma, who spent his first night in jail late last night. We are re...

— July 2021 — 2309 views

Concourt stands up against impunity

*Concourt stands up against impunity* OUTA welcomes the Constitutional Court judgment sending Jacob Zuma to jail for 15 months with no possibility ...

— June 2021 — 5513 views

Ekurhuleni property values increase - Only two more weeks to object

*Ekurhuleni property values increase: Only two more weeks to object * The City of Ekurhuleni has published its valuation roll for the 2021-2025 cyc...

— June 2021 — 5121 views

Budget 2021: cautious silence between a rock and a hard place

*Budget 2021: Cautious silence between a rock and a hard place* * National Treasury found itself cornered by a triple threat. Taxpayers are fed up...

— February 2021 — 2262 views

Who collects e-tolls from 3 December 2020?

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— December 2020 — 4947 views

Scrap TV licences and review SABC's business model

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— November 2020 — 4709 views

Take action against Zuma, says OUTA

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— November 2020 — 5470 views