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 position that says more taxes aren’t necessarily a bad thing, as th... FUEL LEVY TRANSPORT Apr 15, 2021
SCA judgment opens way for more delinquency actions against SOE directors SCA judgment opens way for more delinquency actions against SOE directors Dudu Myeni remains a delinquent director for life, barring her from holding any directorship ever again. The Supreme Court of ... ACCOUNTABILITY DUDU MYENI SAA Apr 13, 2021
Government should stop giving false promises on e-toll solution Government should stop giving false promises on e-toll solution “Government shouldn’t be surprised if we don’t believe them, when next they promise an announcement on the e-toll debacle,” says Wayne D... E-TOLLS ETOLLS SANRAL TRANSPORT Apr 1, 2021
Dear NERSA, public consultation takes more than a few days Dear NERSA, public consultation takes more than a few days OUTA has asked the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) to reconsider the extremely limited consultation process it has started on its electrici... ELECTRICITY PRICES ENERGY NERSA Mar 19, 2021
Defend Our Democracy Defend Our Democracy OUTA is one of the signatories to the Defend Our Democracy campaign. This is a broad grouping of organisations and individuals who are concerned that South Africa's Constitution f... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY Mar 18, 2021
AARTO faces another legal challenge from OUTA AARTO faces another legal challenge from OUTA OUTA is not convinced that authorities are ready to implement the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Amendment Act. OUTA, which ... AARTO TRANSPORT Mar 18, 2021
ETC agreed to pay R40m to dodgy subcontractor two weeks before winning e-tolls contract E TC agreed to pay R40m to dodgy subcontractor two weeks before winning e-tolls contract OUTA has received a copy of the 2009 contract between Electronic Toll Collections (ETC) and sub-contractor Proa... Mar 17, 2021
E-toll contractors accused of corrupt payments E-toll contractors accused of corrupt payments The South African public has yet to see the e-toll impasse solution promised by Government for nearly two years. Over the last few days the Minister of T... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION E-TOLLS ETC ETOLLS SANRAL TRANSPORT Mar 3, 2021
The public service needs urgent improvement 2021 The public service needs urgent improvement 2021 Professionalisation in the public sector cannot mean only changing individual attitudes, behaviour, willingness and performance towards better ser... ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC GOVERNANCE Mar 1, 2021
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, ratings agencies bring consistent downgrades, and yet fr... ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET BUDGET SPEECH SOE Feb 25, 2021
OUTA tells NERSA: #NoNewNuclear OUTA tells NERSA: #NoNewNuclear NERSA is holding public hearings about the government’s plan to build 2500MW of new nuclear power, and OUTA is asking NERSA to block this. OUTA believes that South Afri... #NoNewNuclear ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET ENERGY NERSA NUCLEAR Feb 23, 2021
IRBA needs highest standards to restore public faith in auditing oversight IRBA needs highest standards to restore public faith in auditing oversight OUTA is satisfied with the resignation of Jenitha John as CEO of the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA). This f... ACCOUNTABILITY Feb 17, 2021