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Dirty water in Savanna City?

* l *Image: Supplied by Savanna City resident *Dirty water in Savanna City?* WaterCAN is concerned about reports of poor quality drinking water in ...

— April 2024 — 1083 views

Laws? What laws? SIU report lays bare SAA’s culture of looting

*Laws? What laws? SIU report lays bare SAA’s culture of looting* * The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) interim report (see * here [1] *) to the S...

— November 2023 — 3112 views

Rushing bills through Parliament limits legitimacy

.*Image: Shutterstock *Rushing bills through Parliament limits legitimacy* The legislative process is an important process but loses a sense of legit...

— October 2023 — 1282 views

A soft shuffle to a poor-performing Cabinet

.*Image: Wikimedia *A soft shuffle to a poor-performing Cabinet* OUTA had hoped to see the back of Gwede Mantashe, Bheki Cele, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma,...

— March 2023 — 1472 views

Judgment on National Nuclear Regulator underlines role of board: nuclear regulation, not nuclear advocacy

Image: GroundUp/OUTA *Judgment on National Nuclear Regulator underlines role of board: regulation, not nuclear advocacy* The Western Cape High Cour...

— January 2023 — 1462 views

SIU must be ruthless with water board investigations

.*Graphic: OUTA *SIU must be ruthless with water board investigations* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) encourages the Special Investigating ...

— August 2022 — 1451 views

Citizen science: Building people’s power from below to protect our water

Citizen science: Building people's power from below to protect our water * This piece by *Dr Ferrial Adam* was originally published in the Daily Ma...

— June 2022 — 1593 views

Municipalities risk lives with sub-standard water

Municipalities risk lives with sub-standard water * The Blue Drop report is a red flag for the dire state of most of our water systems and the effe...

— April 2022 — 1858 views

It’s your job to act against Cape Town, OUTA tells Western Cape Green Scorpions

*It’s your job to act against Cape Town, OUTA tells Western Cape Green Scorpions* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has written to the over...

— April 2022 — 2196 views

Koeberg delays illustrate ineptitude on big infrastructure projects

Koeberg delays * *illustrate ineptitude on big infrastructure projects* * Eskom has * announced [1] *that the replacement of three steam generator...

— March 2022 — 1917 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 — 2690 views

Zondo report confirms that Dudu Myeni was delinquent and a corrupt, negligent and incompetent SAA chairperson

Zondo * *report confirms that Dudu Myeni was delinquent and a corrupt, negligent and incompetent SAA chairperson* * Will the hundreds of millions ...

— January 2022 — 5349 views

Cape Town water quality data should be publicly and easily available

Cape * *Town water quality data should be publicly and easily available* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and the Ratepayers’ and Resident...

— November 2021 — 3598 views

South Africa’s nuclear legacy shows the need for a strong regulator and transparency

*South Africa’s nuclear legacy shows the need for a strong regulator and transparency* * Strengthening the National Nuclear Regulator in line with...

— September 2021 — 2496 views

Independent Water Regulator promised for 2022/23

*Independent Water Regulator promised for 2022/23* The government has included an independent water regulator in the draft National Infrastructure ...

— August 2021 — 4452 views

No New Nuclear: OUTA opposes Thyspunt nuclear site licence

*No New Nuclear: OUTA opposes Thyspunt nuclear site licence* OUTA has made a formal submission to the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR), opposing Es...

— August 2021 — 2415 views

Enough is enough on Milnerton pollution

Enough is enough on Milnerton pollution* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and the Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Associations in Milnerton wan...

— July 2021 — 2905 views

Parliament shows support for Independent Water Regulator

*Parliament shows support for Independent Water Regulator* OUTA and Water Shortage South Africa have again sent information to Parliament’s Portfo...

— June 2021 — 2598 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 — 2842 views

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 hol...

— April 2021 — 3911 views