Budget 2022: Is Government starting to listen to public despair? Budget 2022: Is Government starting to listen to public despair? Less reliance on increases to fuel levies and relief on personal and company taxes are encouraging, but South Africa’s economy continue... BUDGET Feb 24, 2022
Online fees for vehicle licensing introduces massive hidden tax hikes Online fees for vehicle licensing introduces massive hidden tax hikes OUTA believes that the Road Traffic Management Corporation’s (RTMC) introduction of an online vehicle and driver’s licencing syste... TRANSPORT Feb 18, 2022
RAG AND OUTA on the flawed and erroneous 2021 to 2025 Ekurhuleni Property valuation roll RAG AND OUTA ON THE FLAWED AND ERRONEOUS 2021 TO 2025 EKURHULENI PROPERTY VALUATION ROLL Following the submission of a vast number of objections to the 2021 to 2025 Ekurhuleni Property Valuation Roll ... ACCOUNTABILITY EKURHULENI Feb 17, 2022
South Africa is road-shedding because provincial and local governments don’t maintain roads, not because of e-tolls South Africa is road-shedding because provincial and local governments don’t maintain roads, not because of e-tolls OUTA regards Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula’s explanation for South Africa’s s... E-TOLLS ETOLLS SANRAL TRANSPORT Feb 17, 2022
SONA 2022: ‘High’ on good intent, lacking in delivery SONA 2022: ‘High’ on good intent, lacking in delivery The President’s action plan to Parliament on cleaning up state capture must ensure that necessary resources and expertise are injected into prosec... ACCOUNTABILITY SONA STATE CAPTURE Feb 10, 2022
Kick out the racketeers and looters now Kick out the racketeers and looters now The final part of the State Capture report is still to come, but what we have seen thus far is compelling evidence for President Ramaphosa to act against those ... ACCOUNTABILITY STATE CAPTURE Feb 2, 2022
OUTA asks high court to give SANRAL CEO 10 days to hand over court-ordered information on the N4 toll contract or face a jail sentence OUTA asks high court to give SANRAL CEO 10 days to hand over court-ordered information on the N4 toll contract or face a jail sentence OUTA has applied to the Pretoria High Court for SANRAL and its CE... ACCESS TO INFORMATION CONCESSIONAIRES COURT CASE SANRAL TOLLS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT Jan 25, 2022
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 suspension of Peter Becker from the board of the Natio... ACCOUNTABILITY ENERGY ESKOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR REGULATOR NUCLEAR Jan 19, 2022
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 consumers should not have to pay for Eskom’s inefficiencies. “... ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY PRICES ESKOM NERSA PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Jan 19, 2022
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 the Pretoria High Court ruling in OUTA’s favour, regardin... AARTO CONCOURT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Jan 18, 2022
Court declares AARTO unconstitutional and invalid Court declares AARTO unconstitutional and invalid The Pretoria High Court today delivered its ruling on the constitutionality of the AARTO Acts. OUTA challenged the constitutional validity of AARTO an... AARTO ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSPORT Jan 13, 2022
How The New Age Newspaper could predict the future How The New Age Newspaper could predict the future The State Capture Commission’s first report found that “millions of Rands from the public purse were diverted to the TNA” from Eskom and Transnet wit... ACCOUNTABILITY STATE CAPTURE Jan 12, 2022