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OUTA congratulates City of Joburg whistleblower Sarika Lakraj

*OUTA congratulates City of Joburg whistleblower Sarika Lakraj* * On Saturday 25 November, Sarika Lakraj received the Ahmed Kathrada Excellence in...

— December 2023 — 1665 views

Departments do not take management of public funds seriously, says OUTA

*Departments do not take management of public funds seriously, says OUTA* * The Auditor-General’s report to Parliament on audit outcomes for natio...

— November 2023 — 1142 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 — 3084 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 — 1270 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 — 1519 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 — 1450 views

Block allocations to provinces that continually misspend, says OUTA

.*Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA *Block allocations to provinces that continually misspend, says OUTA* * * The audit outcomes for national and provincial ...

— November 2022 — 1407 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 — 1728 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 — 1906 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 — 2678 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 — 5179 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 — 3553 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 — 2483 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 — 2398 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 — 2889 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 — 2828 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 — 3895 views

Dudu Myeni delinquency order takes effect

Dudu Myeni delinquency order takes effect* Today the Pretoria High Court struck off the roll Dudu Myeni’s application against her delinquency order...

— February 2021 — 6738 views

OUTA is back in court on Monday against Dudu Myeni

OUTA is back in court on Monday against Dudu Myeni * On Monday 8 February, OUTA will be back in court to challenge another attempt by Dudu Myeni to...

— February 2021 — 4899 views

Delinquency order against Dudu Myeni is upheld

Delinquency order against Dudu Myeni is upheld* The Pretoria High Court has dismissed Dudu Myeni’s application for leave to appeal against her deli...

— December 2020 — 10415 views