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OUTA: Catastrophic consequences if municipalities fail to reform

* l *Image: OUTA *OUTA: Catastrophic consequences if municipalities fail to reform* * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) expresses grave co...

— August 2024 — 1063 views

OUTA congratulates City of Joburg whistleblower Sarika Lakraj

*OUTA congratulates City of Joburg whistleblower Sarika Lakraj* * On Saturday 25 November, Sarika Lakraj received the Ahmed Kathrada Excellence in...

— December 2023 — 1859 views

Departments do not take management of public funds seriously, says OUTA

*Departments do not take management of public funds seriously, says OUTA* * The Auditor-General’s report to Parliament on audit outcomes for natio...

— November 2023 — 1303 views

Councils squabble and spend billions, while controls and transparency fail

.*Image: OUTA *Councils squabble and spend billions of rand, while controls and transparency fail* * Over the last five years, Johannesburg Water h...

— June 2023 — 1670 views

OUTA legal action ends electricity state of disaster

.*Image: Flickr / GovZA / compilation OUTA *OUTA legal action ends electricity state of disaster* The state is withdrawing the national state of disa...

— April 2023 — 5571 views

Record shows state of disaster was declared without evidence

.*Image: Picture of Dr Elias Sithole: UFS LinkedIn / Picture of Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma: Flickr/GovZA / compilation OUTA *Record shows state of disaste...

— March 2023 — 3329 views

State of disaster: The rules that mean there are no rules

.*Image: Flickr/GovZA / compilation OUTA *State of disaster: The rules that mean there are no rules* The new state of disaster * regulations [1] *app...

— February 2023 — 6190 views

OUTA goes to court to overturn the electricity State of Disaster

*OUTA goes to court to overturn the electricity State of Disaster* * OUTA is bringing an urgent application against the government to overturn the...

— February 2023 — 4156 views

Block allocations to provinces that continually misspend, says OUTA

.*Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA *Block allocations to provinces that continually misspend, says OUTA* * * The audit outcomes for national and provincial ...

— November 2022 — 1461 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 — 1798 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 — 2400 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 — 2451 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 — 2863 views

Fund SA vaccine plan by cutting waste

Fund SA vaccine plan by cutting waste* Raising funds for the Covid-19 vaccine is an opportunity for government to show South Africans that it is se...

— January 2021 — 4244 views

Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu's death a big loss for South Africa

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— November 2020 — 2475 views

Deputy AG is best person for top job

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— October 2020 — 2271 views

AG's Covid-19 report exposes government's general failures

*AG's Covid-19 report exposes government's general failures * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says the Auditor-General’s recent report on t...

— September 2020 — 2580 views

These are our top three for new AG

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— August 2020 — 3649 views

Independent Water Regulator could resolve fundamental problems in water sector

**Independent Water Regulator could resolve fundamental problems in water sector* * * * * * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and Water Shorta...

— January 2020 — 2295 views

OUTA exposes National Lotteries Commission’s Limpopo ablutions disaster

**OUTA exposes National Lotteries Commission’s Limpopo ablutions disaster* * In May 2019, OUTA conducted site visits to eight Limpopo schools after re...

— November 2019 — 6949 views