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Recent nuclear procurement and PetroSA/Gazprombank announcements signals government desperation

*Recent nuclear procurement and PetroSA/Gazprombank announcements signals government desperation* * * This week’s announcements of Government’s plan t...

— December 2023 — 2840 views

Get orange overalls ready for Koko!

.*Picture: Moneyweb / OUTA *Get orange overalls ready for Koko!* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the announcement that Eskom’s for...

— October 2022 — 3535 views

MTBPS 2022 brings the end of e-tolls

.*Picture: Jonathon Rees / Graphic: OUTA *MTBPS 2022 brings the end of e-tolls* Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana ended e-tolls today, tabling bills t...

— October 2022 — 19269 views

Waiting for the e-toll decision, while government allocates another R3.7bn to Gauteng’s e-toll roads

.*Image: OUTA *Waiting for the e-toll decision, while government allocates another R3.7bn to Gauteng’s e-toll roads * * * On Wednesday 26 October 2022...

— October 2022 — 1785 views

Another promise of a decision on e-tolls

Picture: OUTA *Another promise of a decision on e-tolls* Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has once again * promised an announcement [1] * on an al...

— July 2022 — 2255 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 — 2009 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 — 2780 views

High fuel prices: Levies and weak economic policy are the real issues

High fuel prices: Levies and weak economic policy are the real issues* Two local factors that contribute to our current high fuel prices are the we...

— November 2021 — 4640 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 — 2561 views

SAA gets 51% private stake, but still government controlled

*SAA gets 51% private stake, but still government controlled* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) eagerly awaits details of the new financial...

— June 2021 — 4967 views

President overrules Minister Mantashe with much-needed 100 MW limit

*President overrules Minister Mantashe with much-needed 100 MW limit* * After grim days of loadshedding, South Africa’s future is brighter with th...

— June 2021 — 4849 views

OUTA tells NERSA: #NoNewNuclear

OUTA tells NERSA: #NoNewNuclear* NERSA is holding public hearings about the government’s plan to build 2500MW of new nuclear power, and OUTA is a...

— February 2021 — 1825 views

#NoNewNuclear: OUTA calls on South Africans to oppose nuclear plans

*#NoNewNuclear: OUTA calls on South Africans to oppose nuclear plans* South Africa has until Friday to tell the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) t...

— February 2021 — 2829 views

Minister Mantashe wants to build nuclear power stations

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— November 2020 — 2815 views

National Budget needs stronger civil society input

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— November 2020 — 2089 views

Mid-Term Budget robs the poor to save SAA vanity project

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— October 2020 — 6124 views

We like the talk (again) but implementation is crucial

*We like the talk (again) but implementation is crucial* President Ramaphosa’s reconstruction and recovery plan provides useful direction for South A...

— October 2020 — 2139 views

Don't feed us seaweed, Eskom

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— March 2020 — 12015 views

How will municipalities spend R23bn transfer?

* *How will municipalities spend R23bn transfer?* * * * * * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) calls on municipalities to spend the equitable s...

— December 2019 — 2475 views

Government clings to e-toll failure

**Government clings to e-toll failure* * “The gantries might be here to stay but the e-toll collections are not,” says Wayne Duvenage, OUTA's CEO. “An...

— October 2019 — 7042 views

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