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OUTA asks high court to give SANRAL CEO 10 days to hand over court-ordered information on the N4 toll contract or face a jail sentence

*OUTA asks high court to give SANRAL CEO 10 days to hand over court-ordered information on the N4 toll contract or face a jail sentence* * OUTA ha...

— January 2022 — 4709 views

National Nuclear Regulator board removes civil society representative before taking key decision on Koeberg extension

*National Nuclear Regulator board removes civil society representative before taking key decision on Koeberg extension* OUTA is concerned about the...

— January 2022 — 2685 views

OUTA calls for no increases to fuel levies in 2022

OUTA calls for no increases to fuel levies in 2022 * OUTA has written to Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana, calling for a halt to the annual incr...

— December 2021 — 2862 views

Court orders SANRAL to give OUTA the N4 toll road operator’s contract and financial records

Court orders SANRAL to give OUTA the N4 toll road operator's contract and financial records* OUTA has won a high court order against SANRAL, which...

— November 2021 — 11186 views

More thoughtful consultation is needed on the new electricity price methodology

More thoughtful consultation is needed on the new electricity price methodology * Don’t rush these crucial pricing rules, NERSA. South ...

— November 2021 — 2016 views

High Court emphasises importance of transparency and orders Services SETA to hand over hidden information to OUTA

*High Court emphasises importance of transparency and orders Services SETA to hand over hidden information to OUTA* It took 34 months but the Organ...

— November 2021 — 3328 views

High fuel prices: Levies and weak economic policy are the real issues

High fuel prices: Levies and weak economic policy are the real issues* Two local factors that contribute to our current high fuel prices are the we...

— November 2021 — 4503 views

Karpowerships: No permits, no clarity, no value, no thanks

*Karpowerships: No permits, no clarity, no value, no thanks* * OUTA has submitted a formal objection to the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) over...

— August 2021 — 4116 views

Absence of consequence management and competence produces municipal decay

*Absence of consequence management and competence produces municipal decay* The decline of municipalities across the country will not stop until muni...

— July 2021 — 4184 views

OUTA goes to court to demand information on Services SETA contract

*OUTA goes to court to demand information on Services SETA contract* On 8 June, OUTA’s legal challenge to the Services Sector Education and Trainin...

— June 2021 — 2057 views

Sanity prevails over powerships refusal

*Sanity prevails over powerships refusal* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the decision by Department of Forestry, Fisheries and ...

— June 2021 — 9386 views

OUTA calls on City of Cape Town to be transparent with civil society

*OUTA calls on City of Cape Town to be transparent with civil society* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and the Ratepayers’ and Residents...

— June 2021 — 2836 views

Ekurhuleni ignores complaints about evaluation roll and rates errors

*Ekurhuleni ignores complaints about evaluation roll and rates errors* The cut-off date for Ekurhuleni residents to lodge formal objections to the...

— June 2021 — 11062 views

President overrules Minister Mantashe with much-needed 100 MW limit

*President overrules Minister Mantashe with much-needed 100 MW limit* * After grim days of loadshedding, South Africa’s future is brighter with th...

— June 2021 — 4762 views

Joburg’s third attempt to load prepaid electricity bills with a monthly charge should fail

*Joburg’s third attempt to load prepaid electricity bills with a monthly charge should fail* The City of Johannesburg’s third attempt to add a fixe...

— May 2021 — 5940 views

OUTA takes SANRAL to court over national toll concessions

*OUTA takes SANRAL to court over national toll concessions* Court proceedings for a request for access to information (PAIA) by The Organisation Un...

— May 2021 — 4899 views

Opinion - Transparency tussle: Sanral secrecy indicates roads agency has something to hide

*Transparency tussle: Sanral secrecy indicates roads agency has something to hide* **This opinion piece was first featured in the Daily Maverick** *...

— May 2021 — 3238 views

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 posi...

— April 2021 — 4329 views

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 limit...

— March 2021 — 2315 views

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 a...

— February 2021 — 1761 views