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Ekurhuleni ignores complaints about evaluation roll and rates errors

*Ekurhuleni ignores complaints about evaluation roll and rates errors* The cut-off date for Ekurhuleni residents to lodge formal objections to the...

— June 2021 — 11069 views

Joburg’s third attempt to load prepaid electricity bills with a monthly charge should fail

*Joburg’s third attempt to load prepaid electricity bills with a monthly charge should fail* The City of Johannesburg’s third attempt to add a fixe...

— May 2021 — 5943 views

Dear NERSA, public consultation takes more than a few days

Dear NERSA, public consultation takes more than a few days * OUTA has asked the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) to reconsider the extremely limit...

— March 2021 — 2318 views

Keeping the lights on: This is how you pay for state capture in 2021

*Keeping the lights on: This is how you pay for state capture in 2021* South African electricity consumers will again pay for years of state captur...

— January 2021 — 3839 views

Municipal Act should leave no room for creative accounting

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— November 2020 — 2122 views

Minister Mantashe wants to build nuclear power stations

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— November 2020 — 2727 views

Take action against Zuma, says OUTA

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— November 2020 — 5486 views

National Budget needs stronger civil society input

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— November 2020 — 2028 views

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

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— October 2020 — 6021 views

Green Scorpions issue directive against City of Cape Town over pollution

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— October 2020 — 6854 views

Asking Zandile Gumede to leave is not enough

*Asking Zandile Gumede to leave is not enough* The KZN ANC should have the courage to fire Zandile Gumede, not just ask her to stand aside, says the ...

— August 2020 — 4168 views

Act against Zandile Gumede, don't promote her

*Act against Zandile Gumede, don't promote her* The appointment of corruption-accused and former eThekwini mayor, Zandile Gumede, to the KwaZulu-Nata...

— August 2020 — 4382 views

Joburg councillors should vote for residents not themselves

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— July 2020 — 3314 views

Removal of prepaid charge from Joburg budget a good start but not enough

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— June 2020 — 2777 views

Heads must roll in municipalities following AG report

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— June 2020 — 4097 views

Residents across 207 municipalities plead for property rates relief

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— June 2020 — 3793 views

COJ wants to increase tariffs while residents are struggling to survive

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— June 2020 — 4050 views

Put a hold on municipal salary increases

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— May 2020 — 3065 views

OUTA calls for temporary reduction of property rates due to COVID-19 disaster

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— May 2020 — 4528 views

Municipalities should be opened up to public oversight immediately

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— April 2020 — 3525 views

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