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Joburg Crisis Alliance responds to the resignation of Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda

* l *Image: OUTA *Joburg Crisis Alliance responds to the resignation of Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda * * The Joburg Crisis Alliance (JCA) acknowledges th...

— August 2024 — 639 views

Joburg needs active citizens to demand accountable leaders

* l * *Joburg needs active citizens to demand accountable leaders* * * Changing Joburg will take united residents, ethical leaders and a tick-list ...

— July 2024 — 404 views

Joburg Crisis Alliance calls for resignation of mayor

* l *Image: OUTA *Joburg Crisis Alliance calls for resignation of mayor and his executive * * The Joburg Crisis Alliance (JCA) makes a public call...

— July 2024 — 653 views

Joburg targets easy pickings on prepaid as customer debt soars

* l *Image: OUTA *Joburg targets easy pickings on prepaid as customer debt soars * * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), through its initia...

— July 2024 — 786 views

Joburg must scrap new R200 prepaid electricity fixed charge

* l *Image: OUTA *Joburg must scrap new R200 prepaid electricity fixed charge* * See our update of 12 July 2024:* Joburg targets easy pickings on ...

— July 2024 — 12038 views

Why is Joburg’s mayor paid more than the legal limit?

* l *Image: OUTA *Why is Joburg’s mayor paid more than the legal limit?* * JoburgCAN wants to know why the City of Johannesburg overpays the mayor...

— April 2024 — 3353 views

JoburgCAN submission calls on Joburg to rewrite budget

* l *Image: OUTA *JoburgCAN submission calls on Joburg to rewrite budget* * The City of Johannesburg draft budget and draft Integrated Development...

— April 2024 — 1497 views

JoburgCAN calls on City of Joburg to extend IDP & budget comment deadline

* l *Image: OUTA *JoburgCAN calls on City of Joburg to extend IDP & budget comment deadline * JoburgCAN, an initiative of OUTA, has formally request...

— April 2024 — 700 views

Is it time for a rates boycott in Johannesburg?

Picture: OUTA This article was first published in the Mail & Guardian on 25 March 2024 * * *Is it time for a rates boycott in Johannesburg?* This i...

— April 2024 — 580 views

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 — 1224 views

OUTA calls for transparency on City of Joburg property valuations

* *Picture: OUTA *OUTA calls for transparency on City of Joburg property valuations* Property owners in the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) should be awar...

— August 2023 — 3104 views

Joburg property owners urged to support OUTA’s call to limit property rates for now

* *Picture: OUTA *Joburg property owners urged to support OUTA’s call to limit property rates for now * The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) Non...

— August 2023 — 2091 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 — 1517 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 — 1663 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 — 1976 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 — 2267 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 — 3809 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 — 4548 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 — 3021 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 — 2669 views