City of Joburg admits levy was rubbish City of Joburg admits levy was rubbish Today City of Johannesburg MMC Mpho Moerane announced that the City will drop the proposed R50 recycling levy from Budget 2021/22. The levy would have been imple... ACCOUNTABILITY CITY OF JOHANNESBURG May 14, 2021
Department of Transport continues to fail the public on e-tolls and other matters Department of Transport continues to fail the public on e-tolls and other matters The sudden cancellation of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) 13th May debate on the e-toll scheme in parliament... ACCOUNTABILITY E-TOLLS ETOLLS SANRAL TRANSPORT May 12, 2021
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 fixed monthly charge to prepaid electricity bills must end ... ACCOUNTABILITY CITY OF JOHANNESBURG ELECTRICITY PRICES LOCAL GOVERNMENT May 10, 2021
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 Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) against the South African Nation... ACCESS TO INFORMATION CONCESSIONAIRES SANRAL TOLLS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT May 5, 2021
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** What is it about many government entities and departmen... ACCESS TO INFORMATION CONCESSIONAIRES SANRAL TOLLS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT May 4, 2021
DPSA must stand strong on wage freeze DPSA must stand strong on wage freeze The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has written to Minister Senzo Mchunu, Minister of Public Service and Administration, in response to his request for inpu... ACCOUNTABILITY WAGE BILL Apr 29, 2021
Zwane’s homework includes OUTA’s state capture report Zwane’s homework includes OUTA’s state capture report Ignoring the evidence doesn’t make it go away. Former Minister of Mineral Resources Mosebenzi Zwane found that out when he appeared before the Sta... ACCOUNTABILITY STATE CAPTURE Apr 28, 2021
Opinion - Government’s unsustainable fuel related levies and taxes. Government’s unsustainable fuel related levies and taxes. **This opinion piece was first featured in the Daily Maverick** There is a position that says more taxes aren’t necessarily a bad thing, as th... FUEL LEVY TRANSPORT Apr 15, 2021
SCA judgment opens way for more delinquency actions against SOE directors SCA judgment opens way for more delinquency actions against SOE directors Dudu Myeni remains a delinquent director for life, barring her from holding any directorship ever again. The Supreme Court of ... ACCOUNTABILITY DUDU MYENI SAA Apr 13, 2021
Government should stop giving false promises on e-toll solution Government should stop giving false promises on e-toll solution “Government shouldn’t be surprised if we don’t believe them, when next they promise an announcement on the e-toll debacle,” says Wayne D... E-TOLLS ETOLLS SANRAL TRANSPORT Apr 1, 2021
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 limited consultation process it has started on its electrici... ELECTRICITY PRICES ENERGY NERSA Mar 19, 2021
Defend Our Democracy Defend Our Democracy OUTA is one of the signatories to the Defend Our Democracy campaign. This is a broad grouping of organisations and individuals who are concerned that South Africa's Constitution f... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY Mar 18, 2021