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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 — 4186 views

Concourt stands up against impunity

*Concourt stands up against impunity* OUTA welcomes the Constitutional Court judgment sending Jacob Zuma to jail for 15 months with no possibility ...

— June 2021 — 5524 views

OUTA calls on City of Cape Town to be transparent with civil society

*OUTA calls on City of Cape Town to be transparent with civil society* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and the Ratepayers’ and Residents...

— June 2021 — 2841 views

Ekurhuleni ignores complaints about evaluation roll and rates errors

*Ekurhuleni ignores complaints about evaluation roll and rates errors* The cut-off date for Ekurhuleni residents to lodge formal objections to the...

— June 2021 — 11067 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 — 5941 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 — 4905 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 — 3240 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 — 2316 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 — 3839 views

Municipal Act should leave no room for creative accounting

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— November 2020 — 2119 views

Minister Mantashe wants to build nuclear power stations

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— November 2020 — 2725 views

Take action against Zuma, says OUTA

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— November 2020 — 5484 views

Green Scorpions issue directive against City of Cape Town over pollution

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— October 2020 — 6850 views

Asking Zandile Gumede to leave is not enough

*Asking Zandile Gumede to leave is not enough* The KZN ANC should have the courage to fire Zandile Gumede, not just ask her to stand aside, says the ...

— August 2020 — 4167 views

Act against Zandile Gumede, don't promote her

*Act against Zandile Gumede, don't promote her* The appointment of corruption-accused and former eThekwini mayor, Zandile Gumede, to the KwaZulu-Nata...

— August 2020 — 4380 views

Joburg councillors should vote for residents not themselves

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— July 2020 — 3311 views

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

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— June 2020 — 2776 views

Heads must roll in municipalities following AG report

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— June 2020 — 4096 views

Residents across 207 municipalities plead for property rates relief

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— June 2020 — 3791 views

COJ wants to increase tariffs while residents are struggling to survive

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— June 2020 — 4050 views

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