New Board gives hope for Eskom turnaround New Board gives hope for Eskom turnaround “We welcome the change in leadership and especially the inclusion of experienced business, finance and engineering leaders who will do far more to address the... ENERGY ESKOM WHISTLEBLOWER Jan 22, 2018
Mahlangu, part of the healing is accountability Mahlangu, part of the healing is accountability “We applaud retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke for his tenacity in ensuring her attendance at the arbitration. We have no doubt that he will ... SOCIAL SERVICES Jan 22, 2018
OUTA welcomes prosecutorial activity on state capture cases OUTA welcomes prosecutorial activity on state capture cases “There is no doubt that where there is smoke, there is fire. The current media activity appears to indicate that positive action is happenin... CORRUPTION ESKOM GUPTAS NPA STATE CAPTURE Jan 16, 2018
Proposed Drought Levy flawed due to cooperative governance glitches Proposed Drought Levy flawed due to cooperative governance glitches The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has finalised its Drought Levy submission and comments to the City of Cape Town and, aside... NEWS WATER AND ENVIRONMENT Jan 15, 2018
Stop milking state coffers at expense of most vulnerable Stop milking state coffers at expense of most vulnerable “The Minister and SASSA are refusing to prepare for the exit of Cash Paymaster Services and are instead continuing to entrench CPS’s position,”... NEWS SOCIAL WELFARE Jan 12, 2018
OUTA welcomes DA reversal on Cape Town drought levy OUTA welcomes DA reversal on Cape Town drought levy The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is on record as raising concern about the legality of the proposed drought levy. The City council proposed... CAPE TOWN METROPOLITAN WATER WATER AND ENVIRONMENT WESTERN CAPE Jan 11, 2018
State capture inquiry is late but welcome State capture inquiry is late but welcome We believe that a judge of this stature will ensure that the inquiry will be handled with the appropriate speed, diligence and thoroughness needed. Previous i... CORRUPTION HAWKS JACOB ZUMA NPA STATE CAPTURE WHISTLEBLOWER Jan 10, 2018
OUTA challenges Cape Town on illegal drought levy OUTA challenges Cape Town on illegal drought levy On 20 December 2017, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) issued a letter of demand to City of Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille, challenging the... CAPE TOWN METROPOLITAN NEWS WATER AND ENVIRONMENT WESTERN CAPE Dec 21, 2017
5.23% Eskom increase a bittersweet victory to South Africans 5.23% Eskom increase a bittersweet victory to South Africans This means the average price stays under R1/kWh. “This is a bittersweet victory for civil society. It’s much better than Eskom’s requested ... CORRUPTION ENERGY ESKOM NERSA Dec 15, 2017
OUTA welcomes court’s defence of taxpayers OUTA welcomes court’s defence of taxpayers “For too long the President has used public funds to fight his personal battles, abusing his authority and turning against his oath of office at the expense ... CORRUPTION JACOB ZUMA OUTA STATE CAPTURE Dec 13, 2017
Show us the SASSA deal Show us the SASSA deal “We are eagerly waiting to see the details, to ensure that all bases are covered and that the plan is feasible at a reasonable cost. Our main concern is that the recipients MUST... NEWS SASSA SOCIAL WELFARE Dec 11, 2017
Insufficient change in new Eskom board Insufficient change in new Eskom board The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) commends the two new appointments but is concerned about the retention of the seven members of the interim board, parti... CORRUPTION ENERGY ESKOM NERSA STATE CAPTURE Dec 9, 2017