*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...
*OUTA calls for Public Protector to resign* ** "We will be approaching Parliament requesting them to review her actions and call her to account,” says...
*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...
* *OUTA welcomes state capture inquiry terms of reference* * “We have been waiting for this commission of inquiry since November 2016 when it was list...
* *OUTA petitions against holiday season “consultation”* * The government has used the holiday shutdown to sneak in the legally required public partic...
* *Protest turnout expected to be massive - leadership urged to be supportive* * As the nation builds up for probably the biggest public protest in ou...
* *OUTA expresses outrage and seeks legal action on cabinet reshuffle* * This action lacks democratic rationale and is not done with the best interest...
* *France to drop carbon tax plan: Les Echos** * * The newspaper, quoting several sources, said the socialist government will not include the carbon t...
* *Carbon Tax: An unnecessary burden to South Africa** * * Recent announcements indicate that the Department of Treasury will implement the tax early ...
**Questions arise from SANRAL’s annual report, ahead of bond auction* * The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) believes these pertinent matte...
**Ramaphosa's e-toll talk is sheer propaganda* * The vast majority (estimated at over 90%) of the submissions by those who attended the Gauteng e-toll...
**OUTA Chairman's report: 2014/2015* * Some sixteen months ago, The Department of Transport and SANRAL decided to forge ahead with their plans to laun...
**OUTA response to Minister Nene’s budget speech* * In response to Minister Nene’s budget speech statements with regard to the e-toll fiasco, the Oppo...
**E-toll conflict prevails: panel has misread legal status of e-tolls** While the Gauteng Provincial Government deserves applause for initiating a nec...
**E-toll workshops - good and disappointing outcomes* * Furthermore, OUTA’s vindication has been heightened by the support expressed during the worksh...
**E-toll review panel misunderstands the legitimacy of civil disobedience* * At the outset, we reject the position taken by the panel that there is ‘n...
**More concerns than compliments on Gauteng’s e-Toll Advisory Panel report* * While we will require a little more time to digest the full content of t...
**One year on, e-tolls remains an embarrassing mess* * It’s called Democracy. South Africa is suffering from a power failure. No, not just that of Esk...
**Do the maths Minister: R3.65/litre is absurd* * Dipuo Peters’ statement that a further R3.65 will need to be added to the fuel levy, if indeed the f...
— November 2014
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A prosperous country with an organised, engaged and empowered civil society that ensures responsible use of tax revenues throughout all levels of Government.
