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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 — 1539 views

Stronger law on political party funding needed

.*Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA *Stronger law on political party funding needed* On 5 May 2023, My Vote Counts (MVC), the Organisation Undoing Tax Abus...

— May 2023 — 1412 views

Electoral Amendment Act now law, but OUTA still concerned about constitutionality

.*Image: Flickr/GovtZA *Electoral Amendment Bill now law, but OUTA still concerned about constitutionality* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA...

— April 2023 — 1880 views

OUTA legal action ends electricity state of disaster

.*Image: Flickr / GovZA / compilation OUTA *OUTA legal action ends electricity state of disaster* The state is withdrawing the national state of disa...

— April 2023 — 5445 views

Record shows state of disaster was declared without evidence

.*Image: Picture of Dr Elias Sithole: UFS LinkedIn / Picture of Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma: Flickr/GovZA / compilation OUTA *Record shows state of disaste...

— March 2023 — 3209 views

State of disaster: The rules that mean there are no rules

.*Image: Flickr/GovZA / compilation OUTA *State of disaster: The rules that mean there are no rules* The new state of disaster * regulations [1] *app...

— February 2023 — 6074 views

Electoral reform bill: Will the President sign it?

.*Image: Flickr/GovZA *Electoral reform bill: Will the President sign it?* The Electoral Amendment Bill is on the President’s desk for signature. It ...

— February 2023 — 1322 views

Don’t overpay on property rates: check before deadline

.*Image: Shutterstock *Don’t overpay on property rates: check before deadline* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), through its Community Actio...

— February 2023 — 1831 views

OUTA goes to court to overturn the electricity State of Disaster

*OUTA goes to court to overturn the electricity State of Disaster* * OUTA is bringing an urgent application against the government to overturn the...

— February 2023 — 3978 views

Joburg property owners, watch out for property rates increase!

*Joburg property owners, watch out for property rates increase!* * The City of Johannesburg is updating the general valuation roll of property for...

— February 2023 — 3834 views

Municipalities should light the way in involving communities in energy solutions

*Municipalities should light the way in involving communities in energy solutions* * Loadshedding has negatively affected every single person in S...

— February 2023 — 1358 views

For the fourth time, OUTA tells Parliament the electoral bill isn’t good enough

Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA *For the fourth time, OUTA tells Parliament the electoral bill isn’t good enough* On 27 January 2023 OUTA submitted com...

— February 2023 — 1270 views

Court had no other option but to grant another extension on electoral bill

Image: GovernmentZA *Court had no other option but to grant another extension on electoral bill* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says it...

— January 2023 — 1100 views

Joburg property valuation public participation process starts in February 2023

.*Image: Shutterstock *Joburg property valuation public participation process starts in February 2023* * * OUTA recently raised concerns with the City...

— November 2022 — 1679 views

Confused about the controversial electoral reform process? Read OUTA’s new report

.*Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA *Confused about the controversial electoral reform process? Read OUTA’s new report* * * Parliament is on the verge of ado...

— November 2022 — 1557 views

OUTA and other civil society organisations call on NCOP to improve the flawed electoral reform bill

.*Image: Shutterstock *OUTA and other civil society organisations call on NCOP to improve the flawed electoral reform bill* * * OUTA joined many othe...

— November 2022 — 1128 views

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 — 1232 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 — 2649 views