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This year’s SONA cannot dodge the national crisis

*This year's SONA cannot dodge the national crisis* * On Thursday 9 February, President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his annual State of the Nation...

— February 2023 — 1875 views

Municipalities should light the way in involving communities in energy solutions

*Municipalities should light the way in involving communities in energy solutions* * Loadshedding has negatively affected every single person in S...

— February 2023 — 1344 views

OUTA asks SAPS to investigate Services SETA’s payment of travel claims to contractor Grayson Reed

.*Image: OUTA *OUTA asks SAPS to investigate Services SETA’s R163m contract* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has opened a criminal case with...

— December 2022 — 2486 views

Joburg property valuation public participation process starts in February 2023

.*Image: Shutterstock *Joburg property valuation public participation process starts in February 2023* * * OUTA recently raised concerns with the City...

— November 2022 — 1663 views

OUTA uncovers multimillion rand tender corruption at NSFAS

Graphic: OUTA *OUTA uncovers multimillion rand tender corruption at NSFAS * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) announced today that it will ...

— September 2022 — 6403 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

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 — 2639 views

Active citizens are needed to help stop the financial rot in municipalities

*Active citizens are needed to help stop the financial rot in municipalities* The Auditor-General’s report on local government audit outcomes for 2...

— June 2022 — 1732 views

Citizen science: Building people’s power from below to protect our water

Citizen science: Building people's power from below to protect our water * This piece by *Dr Ferrial Adam* was originally published in the Daily Ma...

— June 2022 — 1580 views

Municipalities risk lives with sub-standard water

Municipalities risk lives with sub-standard water * The Blue Drop report is a red flag for the dire state of most of our water systems and the effe...

— April 2022 — 1845 views

It’s your job to act against Cape Town, OUTA tells Western Cape Green Scorpions

*It’s your job to act against Cape Town, OUTA tells Western Cape Green Scorpions* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has written to the over...

— April 2022 — 2191 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 — 2240 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 — 2257 views

High Court emphasises importance of transparency and orders Services SETA to hand over hidden information to OUTA

*High Court emphasises importance of transparency and orders Services SETA to hand over hidden information to OUTA* It took 34 months but the Organ...

— November 2021 — 3328 views

Cape Town water quality data should be publicly and easily available

Cape * *Town water quality data should be publicly and easily available* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and the Ratepayers’ and Resident...

— November 2021 — 3563 views

Independent Water Regulator promised for 2022/23

*Independent Water Regulator promised for 2022/23* The government has included an independent water regulator in the draft National Infrastructure ...

— August 2021 — 4441 views

Enough is enough on Milnerton pollution

Enough is enough on Milnerton pollution* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and the Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Associations in Milnerton wan...

— July 2021 — 2898 views

Absence of consequence management and competence produces municipal decay

*Absence of consequence management and competence produces municipal decay* The decline of municipalities across the country will not stop until muni...

— July 2021 — 4184 views

OUTA goes to court to demand information on Services SETA contract

*OUTA goes to court to demand information on Services SETA contract* On 8 June, OUTA’s legal challenge to the Services Sector Education and Trainin...

— June 2021 — 2054 views

Parliament shows support for Independent Water Regulator

*Parliament shows support for Independent Water Regulator* OUTA and Water Shortage South Africa have again sent information to Parliament’s Portfo...

— June 2021 — 2591 views