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The Concourt will hear OUTA’s case against AARTO on 15 November

* . *Image: OUTA *The Concourt will hear OUTA’s case against AARTO on 15 November* On Tuesday 15 November, the Constitutional Court (Concourt) will h...

— November 2022 — 2097 views

MPs' decision to pass Electoral Amendment Bill a blow to public faith in Parliament

.*Image: Peoplesdispatch-CreativeCommons *MPs' decision to pass Electoral Amendment Bill another blow to public faith in Parliament* * * The Organisat...

— October 2022 — 1778 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 — 2983 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 — 2649 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 — 1738 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 — 4047 views

Minister faces reality and grants motorists a 15-day reprieve

Minister * *faces reality and grants motorists a 15-day reprieve* * After weeks of ignoring the chaos and incompetence in his own department, Mini...

— April 2022 — 1845 views

Ministry struggles to balance electricity proposals with public need for clear, supportable solutions

*Ministry struggles to balance electricity proposals with public need for clear, supportable solutions* Electricity regulation and pricing affects ...

— March 2022 — 1757 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

Koeberg delays illustrate ineptitude on big infrastructure projects

Koeberg delays * *illustrate ineptitude on big infrastructure projects* * Eskom has * announced [1] *that the replacement of three steam generator...

— March 2022 — 1917 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 — 2120 views

National Nuclear Regulator board removes civil society representative before taking key decision on Koeberg extension

*National Nuclear Regulator board removes civil society representative before taking key decision on Koeberg extension* OUTA is concerned about the...

— January 2022 — 2690 views

Minister Mbalula clings to unconstitutional and irrational AARTO

*Minister Mbalula clings to unconstitutional and irrational AARTO* OUTA takes note of Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula’s intention to challenge th...

— January 2022 — 2260 views

We object: Advocate Mkhwebane and Judge Hlophe are not Chief Justice material

*We object: Advocate Mkhwebane and Judge Hlophe are not Chief Justice material* * * OUTA has submitted formal objections to the President’s Nominat...

— October 2021 — 2532 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 — 9969 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

South Africa’s nuclear legacy shows the need for a strong regulator and transparency

*South Africa’s nuclear legacy shows the need for a strong regulator and transparency* * Strengthening the National Nuclear Regulator in line with...

— September 2021 — 2496 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 — 2390 views

Oh no: NERSA takes SA another step towards new nuclear

Oh no: NERSA takes SA another step towards new nuclear power stations* OUTA is extremely concerned that the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) elec...

— August 2021 — 2443 views

A Cabinet reshuffle that signals a President still trapped in cadre deployment

*A Cabinet reshuffle that signals a President still trapped in cadre deployment* There’s not much to cheer about in President Ramaphosa’s new Cabin...

— August 2021 — 4542 views