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Parliament’s secrecy hinders gender commission appointments

Graphic: Shutterstock *Parliament’s secrecy hinders gender commission appointments* A third of the candidates for commissioners of the Commission o...

— September 2022 — 1185 views

Corruption, chaos, fake licences, officials and opportunists ripping off the public: this is Gauteng’s driving licence system

Illustration: Flickr/GovernmentZA/OUTA *Corruption, chaos, fake licences, officials and opportunists ripping off the public: this is Gauteng’s driv...

— September 2022 — 2953 views

OUTA joins 44 organisations calling for improved public participation in Gender Equality Commission appointments

Illustration: OUTA *OUTA joins 44 organisations calling for improved public participation in Gender Equality Commission appointments* * A total of ...

— September 2022 — 1145 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 — 1443 views

OUTA calls on Parliament to extend nominations for new commissioners for the Commission for Gender Equality

Picture: Shutterstock *OUTA calls on Parliament to extend nominations for new commissioners for the Commission for Gender Equality* * OUTA has wri...

— July 2022 — 1231 views

Civil society works together to guard against the abuse of political party funding

Picture: Shutterstock Civil society works together to guard against the abuse of political party funding * The final State Capture Commission report ...

— July 2022 — 1272 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 — 2633 views

The culture of cadre deployment inflicts deep-rooted economic damage to the State

The * *culture of cadre deployment inflicts deep-rooted economic damage to the State* *This opinion piece by OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage was first publ...

— July 2022 — 3306 views

South Africa needs Parliament to listen more to the people

Picture: OUTA *South Africa needs Parliament to listen more to the people* * This week OUTA marks the International Day of Parliamentarism by rene...

— June 2022 — 1356 views

Thank you for your service, Chief Justice Zondo

Thank you for your service, Chief Justice Zondo. Now it's up to many others to do their duty too. * Chief Justice Zondo and his team have done Sout...

— June 2022 — 2002 views

OUTA welcomes Gupta arrests – now for successful extradition

*OUTA welcomes Gupta arrests – now for successful extradition* OUTA welcomes the news that Atul and Rajesh Gupta, the two brothers charged in the Nu...

— June 2022 — 5249 views

Chief Justice not pulling any punches

Chief Justice not pulling any punches* Today the State Capture Commission provided us with another detailed, damning report on our government, the ...

— April 2022 — 2652 views

AARTO: One unconstitutional law, three legal actions in the Concourt

Image: OUTA *AARTO: One unconstitutional law, three legal actions in the Concourt* In February 2022, the controversial AARTO law headed to the Cons...

— April 2022 — 4030 views

Don't start a war with motorists over driver's licences, OUTA warns

*Don't start a war with motorists over driver's licences, OUTA warns* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) estimates that come 1 April 2022, S...

— March 2022 — 2803 views

Digital migration deadline being used to ram through massive Sentech tender in just three days

*Digital migration deadline being used to ram through massive Sentech tender in just three days* * A week before the national deadline for migrati...

— March 2022 — 3450 views

After years of complaints, Public Protector Mkhwebane finally faces suspension

After years of complaints, Public Protector Mkhwebane finally faces suspension* The suspension of Public Protection Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane see...

— March 2022 — 2922 views

Parliament is a failed institution says OUTA

Parliament is a failed institution* Parliamentarians have been metaphorically burning down the institution of Parliament for years, threatening Sout...

— March 2022 — 2112 views

Zondo report underlines importance of corruption to ANC and government

*Zondo report underlines importance of corruption to ANC and government* We have to say this again: President Ramaphosa should act immediately agai...

— March 2022 — 2005 views

RAG AND OUTA on the flawed and erroneous 2021 to 2025 Ekurhuleni Property valuation roll

*RAG AND OUTA ON THE FLAWED AND ERRONEOUS 2021 TO 2025 EKURHULENI PROPERTY VALUATION ROLL* Following the submission of a vast number of objections...

— February 2022 — 2238 views

SONA 2022: ‘High’ on good intent, lacking in delivery

*SONA 2022: ‘High’ on good intent, lacking in delivery* The President’s action plan to Parliament on cleaning up state capture must ensure that ne...

— February 2022 — 2256 views