Crucial law on local government hangs in the balance Crucial law on local government hangs in the balance The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs’ move to save a crucial piece of ... MUNICIPALITY Mar 13, 2019
Watch out for SANRAL's default judgments on e-tolls OUTA has recently been notified by members of the public that SANRAL is obtaining default judgments against e-toll defaulters. While SANRAL is within its rights to do so, it does beg the question: Why... ETOLLS SANRAL TRANSPORT Mar 13, 2019
SANRAL's GFIP funding solution is possible outside of e-tolls SANRAL's GFIP funding solution is possible outside of e-tolls Following Transport Minister Blade Nzimande’s recent statement on funding challenges for GFIP and the allocation of state funds to counter... ETOLLS GFIP SANRAL TRANSPORT Mar 12, 2019
OUTA welcomes NERSA's promises of better oversight on Eskom OUTA welcomes NERSA's promises of better oversight on Eskom Eskom didn’t get the price increases it wanted, but OUTA believes it still received more than it deserves. This is also a decision which ref... ENERGY ESKOM NERSA Mar 7, 2019
No relief for motorists as e-toll prices go up No relief for motorists as e-toll prices go up From 1 March 2019 South African motorists will pay increased toll tariffs across the country. An increase of 4,5% was announced by the South African Nati... ETOLLS SANRAL TRANSPORT Feb 28, 2019
OUTA welcomes special tribunal for SIU OUTA welcomes special tribunal for SIU The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the establishment of a special tribunal to fast track cases which have been stalled in the Special Investigati... SIU STATE CAPTURE Feb 25, 2019
A new fuel tax without clarity is unacceptable A new fuel tax without clarity is unacceptable The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is concerned that government has introduced a new tax on fuel (referred to as a carbon tax) at 9 cents per litr... FUEL LEVY TRANSPORT Feb 20, 2019
Oversight updates will improve public confidence in auditors Oversight updates will improve public confidence in auditors The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) supports the proposed amendments to the Auditing Profession Act 26 of 2005, which we hope will st... Feb 18, 2019
OUTA welcomes closure of Bosasa accounts OUTA welcomes closure of Bosasa accounts The decision by the banks to close the Bosasa accounts is a welcome development in the fight against corruption. It was reported today that at least two banks ... BOSASA STATE CAPTURE Feb 14, 2019
AARTO Amendment Bill lends itself to failure, corruption not road safety AARTO Amendment Bill lends itself to failure, corruption not road safety The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) raises its concerns ahead of the parliamentary committee meeting due on Tuesday, 12 F... AARTO CORRUPTION ETOLLS SANRAL TRANSPORT Feb 12, 2019
Irrational AARTO Amendment Bill on its way to the president's desk Irrational AARTO Amendment Bill on its way to the president's desk Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport accepted the final amendments on the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offenc... AARTO TRANSPORT Feb 12, 2019
OUTA calls for bold interventions to minimise load shedding OUTA calls for bold interventions to minimise load shedding Entering stage 4 load shedding signals a dire situation for Eskom’s energy generation and raises serious concerns for the economy. Eskom has... ENERGY ESKOM Feb 12, 2019