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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

Could e-tolls be funding corruption?

*Could e-tolls be funding corruption?* Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula responded to questions in Parliament on Wednesday about the future of the...

— September 2021 — 9971 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

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

City of Joburg admits levy was rubbish

*City of Joburg admits levy was rubbish* Today City of Johannesburg MMC Mpho Moerane announced that the City will drop the proposed R50 recycling l...

— May 2021 — 3126 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 — 5954 views

Gigaba report yet another reason for Public Protector to be removed

*Gigaba report yet another reason for Public Protector to be removed* * The latest report by the Public Protector in which she clears Malusi Gigab...

— February 2021 — 2756 views

The Oilgate lessons: state capture is expensive and difficult to undo

*Oilgate lessons: state capture is expensive and difficult to undo* The Oilgate judgment underlines the cost of state capture and the enormous diffic...

— November 2020 — 3698 views

Scrap TV licences and review SABC's business model

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— November 2020 — 4736 views

OUTA asks Parliament to get on with electoral reform

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— October 2020 — 2349 views

No room for political patronage in NYDA Board

*No room for political patronage in NYDA Board* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has sent a letter to Presiding Officers of Parliament about...

— September 2020 — 3581 views

Reclaim SA’s strategic oil reserves

*Reclaim SA's strategic oil reserves* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has applied to intervene in the court case which seeks to cancel the ...

— August 2020 — 7715 views

Joburg councillors should vote for residents not themselves

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— July 2020 — 3316 views

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

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— June 2020 — 2778 views

CoJ draft budget ignores economic realities

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— June 2020 — 3203 views

COJ wants to increase tariffs while residents are struggling to survive

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— June 2020 — 4052 views

Independent candidates to be included in national elections

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— June 2020 — 3645 views

No to CEF request for portion of fuel levy

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— May 2020 — 3914 views

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