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Recent nuclear procurement and PetroSA/Gazprombank announcements signals government desperation

*Recent nuclear procurement and PetroSA/Gazprombank announcements signals government desperation* * * This week’s announcements of Government’s plan t...

— December 2023 — 2393 views

Councils squabble and spend billions, while controls and transparency fail

.*Image:  OUTA *Councils squabble and spend billions of rand, while controls and transparency fail*  * Over the last five years, Johannesburg Water h...

— June 2023 — 1418 views

Don’t overpay on property rates: check before deadline

.*Image: Shutterstock *Don’t overpay on property rates: check before deadline* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), through its Community Actio...

— February 2023 — 1719 views

Municipalities should light the way in involving communities in energy solutions

*Municipalities should light the way in involving communities in energy solutions*  * Loadshedding has negatively affected every single person in S...

— February 2023 — 1238 views

OUTA disappointed that fuel levy discount has not been extended

Picture: Pixabay *OUTA disappointed that fuel levy discount has not been extended*  * OUTA notes with concern the high fuel price increase in July,...

— July 2022 — 1701 views

OUTA calls for fuel levy reprieve of R1.50 to be extended for July

Picture: OUTA *OUTA calls for fuel levy reprieve of R1.50 to be extended for July*  * The Ukraine war continues to keep the international price of ...

— June 2022 — 2887 views

Public pressure for fuel levy reprieve extension pays off

*Public pressure for fuel levy reprieve extension pays off* OUTA welcomes the extension of the temporary reduction in the fuel levy as desperately ...

— June 2022 — 1555 views

Orange overalls loom for former Transnet officials and Gupta associates

O* *range overalls loom for former Transnet officials and Gupta associates* OUTA is very pleased to hear about the * arrest [1] *of six former Tran...

— May 2022 — 4101 views

Extended relief on fuel levy needed

Extended relief on fuel levy needed * OUTA has called on Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana to extend the R1.50 per litre temporary reduction of ...

— May 2022 — 2753 views

Fuel levy reduction is a welcome relief

Fuel levy reduction is a welcome relief * The decision by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to reduce the fuel levy by R1.50 for the next two month...

— April 2022 — 2011 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 — 1836 views

RAG AND OUTA on the flawed and erroneous 2021 to 2025 Ekurhuleni Property valuation roll

*RAG AND OUTA ON THE FLAWED AND ERRONEOUS 2021 TO 2025 EKURHULENI PROPERTY VALUATION ROLL* Following the submission of a vast number of objections...

— February 2022 — 2132 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 — 2598 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 — 2775 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 — 4371 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 — 2404 views

Ekurhuleni property values increase - Only two more weeks to object

*Ekurhuleni property values increase: Only two more weeks to object * The City of Ekurhuleni has published its valuation roll for the 2021-2025 cyc...

— June 2021 — 5040 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 — 4205 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 — 1680 views

#NoNewNuclear: OUTA calls on South Africans to oppose nuclear plans

*#NoNewNuclear: OUTA calls on South Africans to oppose nuclear plans* South Africa has until Friday to tell the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) t...

— February 2021 — 2685 views

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