*We like the talk (again) but implementation is crucial* President Ramaphosa’s reconstruction and recovery plan provides useful direction for South A...
*Sanral raises more confusion than clarity on e-tolls* The cabinet’s failure to make a decision on the funding of the Gauteng freeways is affecting ...
*OUTA still waiting for NPA’s explanation on Aurora* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is still waiting for the National Prosecuting Authorit...
*Real action, real fast: OUTA applauds SIU* Corruption is best handled when swift action is taken to prevent the proceeds thereof being lost to the s...
**No new dawn over Lesotho water supply to Gauteng* * * * * * The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) should have been deliveri...
**A new e-toll contract risks wasteful spend* * SANRAL has received bids of up to R11.4 billion to run a new e-toll collection contract it advertised ...
**SANRAL’s Annual Report depicts demise of e-tolls* * E-tolls had been in place for five years and four months until March 2019 and during this period...
**SANRAL cannot deflect their financial demise on OUTA* * Following SANRAL’s CEO, Mr Skhumbuzo Macozoma blaming of OUTA for SANRAL’s dire financial s...
**We hope the Treasury’s economic strategy paper is the start of a national debate* * The National Treasury’s paper, Economic transformation, inclusiv...
**SANRAL's R7bn loan from BRICS requires clarity* * The loan was granted by the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) and announced on Monday but still req...
**Reducing e-toll tariffs makes matters worse* * Reducing e-toll tariffs in the hope that compliance and revenue will increase won't rectify the disma...
**No end yet to e-toll* * * * Today the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) met with Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula to share our input and vi...
*Gauteng SOPA: We've heard it all before* ** Gauteng Premier Makhura has called for more than a dozen plans or reports to be produced in the next 100 ...
*Gupta leaks: The gift that keeps on giving* ** The Gupta leaks continue to expose the corrupt relationship between the Guptas and key individuals re...
*E-tolls on, off, on again? Confusion reigns*** The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says that the call by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni for SAN...
*E-tolls: Going, going... but not quite gone* ** The None [1]*decision by SANRAL* to suspend the process of pursuing e-toll debt is a strong signal ...
Bruce Smyth
— March 2019
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