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Dirty water in Savanna City?

* l *Image: Supplied by Savanna City resident *Dirty water in Savanna City?* WaterCAN is concerned about reports of poor quality drinking water in ...

— April 2024 — 732 views

City of Cape Town don’t overpay on property rates: check before deadline

.*Image: Wikimedia *City of Cape Town d* on’t overpay on property rates: check before deadline* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), through its...

— March 2023 — 1635 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 — 1205 views

Challenging secrecy: OUTA demands full record of Karpowership decision

Graphic: WikiMedia *Challenging secrecy: OUTA demands full record of Karpowership decision* OUTA has brought an application challenging the Nationa...

— January 2023 — 5783 views

It's time for government to generate electricity not confusion

Graphic: Shutterstock *It’s time for government to generate electricity not confusion* For political zealots such as our Minister of Mineral Resour...

— January 2023 — 2802 views

Eskom price increase is a challenge for South Africans and Eskom

Graphic: OUTA *Eskom price increase is a challenge for South Africans and Eskom* For South Africans, there is no escape from spiraling electricity ...

— January 2023 — 1594 views

OUTA calls on NERSA to limit Eskom’s 2023 increase to CPI

Graphic: OUTA *OUTA calls on NERSA to limit Eskom’s 2023 increase to CPI** * High coal costs, low energy availability, unexplained costs, an economy...

— September 2022 — 3286 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 — 1346 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 — 1473 views

OUTA files legal challenge to overturn NERSA’s Karpowership licences

*OUTA files legal challenge to overturn NERSA’s Karpowership licences* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has file...

— April 2022 — 5446 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 — 1691 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 — 2056 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 — 1622 views

It’s time to scrap the backward-looking electricity price top-up system

*It’s time to scrap the backward-looking electricity price top-up system* OUTA calls again for the scrapping of the Regulatory Clearing Account (RC...

— March 2022 — 1731 views

The Eskom problem won’t be helped by higher prices

*The Eskom problem won’t be helped by higher prices* OUTA calls for the 10% electricity price increase to be blocked and replaced by urgent attempt...

— February 2022 — 3279 views

OUTA calls on NERSA to reject Eskom’s outrageous price increase request

OUTA calls on NERSA to reject Eskom's outrageous increase request* If the economy is to recover, electricity prices must be affordable and consumer...

— January 2022 — 2080 views

More thoughtful consultation is needed on the new electricity price methodology

More thoughtful consultation is needed on the new electricity price methodology * Don’t rush these crucial pricing rules, NERSA. South ...

— November 2021 — 1900 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 — 3354 views

We want to see NERSA’s reasons for approving the Karpowership licences

We want to see NERSA's reasons for approving the Karpowership licences* The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) wants to see the National Energy ...

— September 2021 — 4802 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 — 4318 views

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