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MPs' decision to pass Electoral Amendment Bill a blow to public faith in Parliament

.*Image: Peoplesdispatch-CreativeCommons *MPs' decision to pass Electoral Amendment Bill another blow to public faith in Parliament* * * The Organisat...

— October 2022 — 1778 views

Electoral reform bill needs complete rewrite

Picture: GovernmentZA *Electoral reform bill needs complete rewrite* The Electoral Amendment Bill needs to be rewritten to ensure that it is c...

— September 2022 — 1238 views

60 days to Concourt's deadline: Public consultation on Electoral Amendment Bill wasn't good enough, civil society tells Parliament

*Public consultation on Electoral Amendment Bill wasn't good enough, civil society tells Parliament* * OUTA, the One South Africa Movement and oth...

— April 2022 — 1661 views

Parliament fails again, putting party ahead of country in electoral reform bill

*Parliament fails again, putting party ahead of country in electoral reform bill* Parliament’s public hearings on the crucial Electoral Amendment B...

— March 2022 — 2044 views

Forget TV licences or levies and fund SABC directly from the fiscus instead

*Forget TV licences or levies and fund SABC directly from the fiscus instead* The SABC is a vital public service and should be funded accordingly, ...

— September 2021 — 2326 views

SABC's survival is crucial for democracy

*SABC's survival is crucial for democracy* The SABC Bill should address the funding crisis for the public broadcaster by regularising state funding...

— August 2021 — 2392 views

Your MPs are supposedly off doing "constituency work" that costs R339m – but where are the results?

*Your MPs are supposedly off doing ‘constituency work’ that costs R339m – but where are the results?* This opinion piece by Chris Scholtz and Liz Mc...

— July 2021 — 3476 views

Opinion - Seize the moment - Ramaphosa must give Cabinet dead wood the axe

*Seize the moment - Ramaphosa must give Cabinet dead wood the axe* **This opinion piece was first featured in the Daily Maverick** * * * As we cele...

— July 2021 — 3260 views

Opinion - Dear Mr President, your anguish is shared by all — but South Africa needs decisiveness

*Dear Mr President, your anguish is shared by all — but South Africa needs decisiveness** * **This opinion piece was first featured in the Daily Ma...

— July 2021 — 2393 views

Condemn and arrest criminal protestors

*Condemn and arrest criminal protestors* * OUTA calls on the government to act swiftly and use whatever enforcement processes are available to con...

— July 2021 — 3275 views

Electoral Reform: it simply cannot be buried this time

*Electoral Reform: it simply cannot be buried this time* Today marks the first anniversary of the Constitutional Court judgment that declared secti...

— June 2021 — 2313 views

Defend Our Democracy

Defend Our Democracy* OUTA is one of the signatories to the Defend Our Democracy campaign. This is a broad grouping of organisations and individuals...

— March 2021 — 3296 views

Ace Magashule warrant of arrest builds trust in the rule of law

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— November 2020 — 3205 views

OUTA asks Parliament to get on with electoral reform

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— October 2020 — 2349 views

Independent candidates to be included in national elections

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— June 2020 — 3645 views

Independent Water Regulator could resolve fundamental problems in water sector

**Independent Water Regulator could resolve fundamental problems in water sector* * * * * * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and Water Shorta...

— January 2020 — 2233 views

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