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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 — 3245 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 — 2321 views

Keeping the lights on: This is how you pay for state capture in 2021

*Keeping the lights on: This is how you pay for state capture in 2021* South African electricity consumers will again pay for years of state captur...

— January 2021 — 3840 views

Municipal Act should leave no room for creative accounting

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— November 2020 — 2126 views

Minister Mantashe wants to build nuclear power stations

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— November 2020 — 2732 views

Green Scorpions issue directive against City of Cape Town over pollution

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— October 2020 — 6855 views

Asking Zandile Gumede to leave is not enough

*Asking Zandile Gumede to leave is not enough* The KZN ANC should have the courage to fire Zandile Gumede, not just ask her to stand aside, says the ...

— August 2020 — 4173 views

Act against Zandile Gumede, don't promote her

*Act against Zandile Gumede, don't promote her* The appointment of corruption-accused and former eThekwini mayor, Zandile Gumede, to the KwaZulu-Nata...

— August 2020 — 4383 views

OUTA calls for govt transparency on all Covid-19 relief spending

*OUTA calls for govt transparency on all Covid-19 relief spending* OUTA is aware that the recent announcement of the IMF loan of around R70bn to Sout...

— July 2020 — 2598 views

Joburg councillors should vote for residents not themselves

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— July 2020 — 3315 views

Removal of prepaid charge from Joburg budget a good start but not enough

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— June 2020 — 2778 views

Heads must roll in municipalities following AG report

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— June 2020 — 4099 views

Residents across 207 municipalities plead for property rates relief

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— June 2020 — 3795 views

COJ wants to increase tariffs while residents are struggling to survive

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— June 2020 — 4051 views

Put a hold on municipal salary increases

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— May 2020 — 3068 views

OUTA calls for temporary reduction of property rates due to COVID-19 disaster

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— May 2020 — 4531 views

Municipalities should be opened up to public oversight immediately

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— April 2020 — 3527 views

No to any increase in municipal electricity prices, says OUTA

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— April 2020 — 3024 views

How much are you paying for prepaid electricity in Joburg?

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— March 2020 — 49604 views

Significant improvement in Hammanskraal water, but more work needed

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— March 2020 — 2198 views

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