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Joburg Crisis Alliance responds to the resignation of Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda

* l *Image: OUTA *Joburg Crisis Alliance responds to the resignation of Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda * * The Joburg Crisis Alliance (JCA) acknowledges th...

— August 2024 — 638 views

Joburg needs active citizens to demand accountable leaders

* l * *Joburg needs active citizens to demand accountable leaders* * * Changing Joburg will take united residents, ethical leaders and a tick-list ...

— July 2024 — 401 views

Joburg Crisis Alliance calls for resignation of mayor

* l *Image: OUTA *Joburg Crisis Alliance calls for resignation of mayor and his executive * * The Joburg Crisis Alliance (JCA) makes a public call...

— July 2024 — 651 views

Joburg targets easy pickings on prepaid as customer debt soars

* l *Image: OUTA *Joburg targets easy pickings on prepaid as customer debt soars * * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), through its initia...

— July 2024 — 785 views

Joburg must scrap new R200 prepaid electricity fixed charge

* l *Image: OUTA *Joburg must scrap new R200 prepaid electricity fixed charge* * See our update of 12 July 2024:* Joburg targets easy pickings on ...

— July 2024 — 12003 views

The 7th Parliament: No more “same old, same old”, please

* l *Image: Shutterstock *The 7th Parliament: No more “same old, same old”, please* Imagine South Africa’s Parliament with MPs who listen to the pu...

— July 2024 — 780 views

Why is Joburg’s mayor paid more than the legal limit?

* l *Image: OUTA *Why is Joburg’s mayor paid more than the legal limit?* * JoburgCAN wants to know why the City of Johannesburg overpays the mayor...

— April 2024 — 3338 views

JoburgCAN submission calls on Joburg to rewrite budget

* l *Image: OUTA *JoburgCAN submission calls on Joburg to rewrite budget* * The City of Johannesburg draft budget and draft Integrated Development...

— April 2024 — 1489 views

JoburgCAN calls on City of Joburg to extend IDP & budget comment deadline

* l *Image: OUTA *JoburgCAN calls on City of Joburg to extend IDP & budget comment deadline * JoburgCAN, an initiative of OUTA, has formally request...

— April 2024 — 699 views

Stakeholders collaborate to strengthen parliamentary oversight and accountability

Image: OUTA's Dr Rachel Fischer at the parliamentary event. Picture: OUTA* l * *Stakeholders collaborate to strengthen parliamentary oversight and acc...

— March 2024 — 1433 views

Civil society asks Parliament to reject the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill

Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA* l * *Civil society asks Parliament to reject the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill as unconstitutional* OUTA is part of...

— March 2024 — 1074 views

IRP 2023: Tear this up, start again and do it properly

Image: OUTA* l * *IRP 2023: Tear this up, start again and do it properly* The Draft Integrated Resource Plan 2023 (IRP 2023) issued in January 202...

— March 2024 — 1917 views

No integrity, no problem for our MPs

.*Image: Then President Jacob Zuma congratulates Mosebenzi Zwane on his appointment as Minister of Mineral Resources in September 2015. Picture: Flic...

— May 2023 — 2435 views

Parliament’s secrecy hinders gender commission appointments

Graphic: Shutterstock *Parliament’s secrecy hinders gender commission appointments* A third of the candidates for commissioners of the Commission o...

— September 2022 — 1266 views

OUTA joins 44 organisations calling for improved public participation in Gender Equality Commission appointments

Illustration: OUTA *OUTA joins 44 organisations calling for improved public participation in Gender Equality Commission appointments* * A total of ...

— September 2022 — 1226 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 — 4814 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 — 1828 views

South Africa needs Parliament to listen more to the people

Picture: OUTA *South Africa needs Parliament to listen more to the people* * This week OUTA marks the International Day of Parliamentarism by rene...

— June 2022 — 1452 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 — 3077 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 — 5344 views