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Extend driver's licence period and scrap e-tolls, Minister Mbalula

.*Graphic: OUTA *Extend driver's licence period and scrap e-tolls, Minister Mbalula * * * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes Transport...

— September 2022 — 1925 views

Transnet arrests 7 years after the crime: Better late than never

.*Graphic: OUTA *Transnet arrests 7 years after the crime: better late than never* Seven years after Trillian boss and Regiment’s shareholder Eric Woo...

— August 2022 — 4471 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

Municipalities need competence and accountability, not a skills swap

Picture: Shutterstock *Municipalities need competence and accountability, not a skills swap* Stop pandering to incompetent deployed cadres in munic...

— July 2022 — 2648 views

Active citizens are needed to help stop the financial rot in municipalities

*Active citizens are needed to help stop the financial rot in municipalities* The Auditor-General’s report on local government audit outcomes for 2...

— June 2022 — 1738 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 — 1592 views

OUTA welcomes Gupta arrests – now for successful extradition

*OUTA welcomes Gupta arrests – now for successful extradition* OUTA welcomes the news that Atul and Rajesh Gupta, the two brothers charged in the Nu...

— June 2022 — 5262 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 — 4210 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 — 1857 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 — 2195 views

Minister faces reality and grants motorists a 15-day reprieve

Minister * *faces reality and grants motorists a 15-day reprieve* * After weeks of ignoring the chaos and incompetence in his own department, Mini...

— April 2022 — 1845 views

Don't start a war with motorists over driver's licences, OUTA warns

*Don't start a war with motorists over driver's licences, OUTA warns* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) estimates that come 1 April 2022, S...

— March 2022 — 2808 views

A 10-year driver’s licence solution makes sense

*A 10-year driver’s licence solution makes sense* OUTA has informed Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula that extending all current driving licence...

— March 2022 — 2946 views

The driving licence deadline may require further extension

*The driving licence deadline may require further extension* Hundreds of thousands of motorists are still struggling to have their expired driving ...

— March 2022 — 2483 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 — 3596 views

Central state capture suspect arrested and appears in court

Central state capture suspect arrested and appears in court* *Here’s a reminder of how Kuben Moodley fits into the state capture network* Kubenther...

— September 2021 — 8582 views

Recall the driving licence fees notice and start again

Recall the driving licence fees notice and start again * * OUTA calls on the RTMC to recall, rewrite and reissue its poorly worded notice about fees...

— September 2021 — 2577 views

OUTA rejects government plan to extort fees for booking a driving licence renewal slot

*OUTA rejects government plan to extort fees for booking a driving licence renewal slot* OUTA rejects the Department of Transport proposal to char...

— September 2021 — 4935 views

Don’t force motorists to defy the law

Don't force motorists to defy the law* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) calls on the Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula, to extend the ...

— August 2021 — 3401 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 — 4450 views