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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 — 5951 views

OUTA takes SANRAL to court over national toll concessions

*OUTA takes SANRAL to court over national toll concessions* Court proceedings for a request for access to information (PAIA) by The Organisation Un...

— May 2021 — 4911 views

Opinion - Transparency tussle: Sanral secrecy indicates roads agency has something to hide

*Transparency tussle: Sanral secrecy indicates roads agency has something to hide* **This opinion piece was first featured in the Daily Maverick** *...

— May 2021 — 3244 views

Government should stop giving false promises on e-toll solution

*Government should stop giving false promises on e-toll solution* “Government shouldn’t be surprised if we don’t believe them, when next they promi...

— April 2021 — 2607 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 — 2320 views

E-toll contractors accused of corrupt payments

E-toll contractors accused of corrupt payments * The South African public has yet to see the e-toll impasse solution promised by Government for nea...

— March 2021 — 18693 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 — 1767 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 — 2771 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 — 3840 views

SANRAL quietly rewrote the e-tolls contract

*SANRAL quietly rewrote the e-tolls contract* The e-toll collection contracts which SANRAL signed with Electronic Toll Collections (ETC) were rewr...

— December 2020 — 3059 views

Who collects e-tolls from 3 December 2020?

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— December 2020 — 4961 views

Minister Mantashe wants to build nuclear power stations

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— November 2020 — 2731 views

Ace Magashule warrant of arrest builds trust in the rule of law

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— November 2020 — 3204 views

Sanral raises more confusion than clarity on e-tolls

*Sanral raises more confusion than clarity on e-tolls* The cabinet’s failure to make a decision on the funding of the Gauteng freeways is affecting ...

— September 2020 — 4704 views

SANRAL must show us the toll money

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— July 2020 — 5934 views

Will Covid-19 also be fatal to e-tolls?

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— April 2020 — 3914 views

No to any increase in municipal electricity prices, says OUTA

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— April 2020 — 3024 views

Government misleads public on e-toll decision, yet again

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— March 2020 — 8722 views

Don't feed us seaweed, Eskom

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— March 2020 — 11943 views

A new e-toll contract risks wasteful spend

**A new e-toll contract risks wasteful spend* * SANRAL has received bids of up to R11.4 billion to run a new e-toll collection contract it advertised ...

— November 2019 — 5729 views

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