Another disappointing SONA of empty promises and desperation Another disappointing SONA of empty promises and desperation The President’s State of the Nation Address failed to inspire confidence. He acknowledged many of the problems but did not offer believable... ELECTRICITY ESKOM GOVERNANCE PARLIAMENT SONA STATE CAPTURE Feb 10, 2023
Joburg property owners, watch out for property rates increase! Joburg property owners, watch out for property rates increase! The City of Johannesburg is updating the general valuation roll of property for 2023 and planning to implement this at the start of the m... LOCAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY VALUATION Feb 7, 2023
This year’s SONA cannot dodge the national crisis This year's SONA cannot dodge the national crisis On Thursday 9 February, President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the formal opening of Parliament. He w... ESKOM GOVERNANCE PARLIAMENT SONA STATE CAPTURE Feb 7, 2023
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 South Africa and public frustration and anger are at boilin... ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY PRICES ESKOM LOCAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPALITY Feb 7, 2023
OUTA wins court order against Sanral in ongoing quest for toll transparency OUTA wins court order against Sanral in ongoing quest for toll transparency The Pretoria High Court has ruled in favour of OUTA, compelling Sanral to file its heads of argument in response to OUTA’s r... ACCESS TO INFORMATION CONCESSIONAIRES COURT CASE SANRAL TOLLS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT Feb 2, 2023
Please boot out this Hotspur marketing idea! Image: Tottenham Hotspur/Pixabay/GovernmentZA/compiled by OUTA Please boot out this Hotspur marketing idea! We question the reported proposal by South African Tourism to enter into a marketing deal wi... ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET Feb 1, 2023
For the fourth time, OUTA tells Parliament the electoral bill isn’t good enough Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA For the fourth time, OUTA tells Parliament the electoral bill isn’t good enough On 27 January 2023 OUTA submitted comment to the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs criticis... ACCOUNTABILITY CONCOURT ELECTIONS PARLIAMENT Feb 1, 2023
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 National Energy Regulator’s (NERSA) secrecy over the decisions... ACCOUNTABILITY ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY PRICES ESKOM KARPOWERSHIP NERSA Jan 31, 2023
Court had no other option but to grant another extension on electoral bill Image: GovernmentZA Court had no other option but to grant another extension on electoral bill The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says it takes note of the extension of the deadline for amendme... ACCOUNTABILITY CONCOURT ELECTIONS PARLIAMENT Jan 24, 2023
Judgment on National Nuclear Regulator underlines role of board: nuclear regulation, not nuclear advocacy Image: GroundUp/OUTA Judgment on National Nuclear Regulator underlines role of board: regulation, not nuclear advocacy The Western Cape High Court judgment last week which reinstated a civil society a... ACCOUNTABILITY ELECTRICITY ESKOM GOVERNANCE NATIONAL NUCLEAR REGULATOR Jan 23, 2023
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 Resources and Energy, no crisis should go to waste. There is ... ACCOUNTABILITY ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY PRICES ESKOM KARPOWERSHIP NERSA Jan 20, 2023
Moving SOEs from Public Enterprises will fast-track their demise Graphic: OUTA Moving SOEs from Public Enterprises will fast-track their demise This opinion piece by OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage was first published in the Daily Maverick on 12 January 2023 President Cyri... OPINION PIECE Jan 13, 2023