Why public participation in South Africa may not be ignored Why public participation in South Africa may not be ignored In other words, whilst Parliament, the courts and most people were on holiday, a programme was initiated for public comment to procure 9 600... Jun 19, 2017
Hawks, Green Scorpions to probe REDISA Hawks, Green Scorpions to probe REDISA “OUTA recently investigated REDISA and raised red flags regarding the dealings of the Directors in REDISA,” said Julius Kleynhans, Portfolio Director for Water a... HAWKS WATER AND ENVIRONMENT Jun 15, 2017
Ben Ngubane faces criminal charges Ben Ngubane faces criminal charges The criminal complaint includes charges of fraud, forgery, uttering and contravention of provisions of the Companies Act, and arises from Ngubane and his wife borrow... ENERGY ESKOM KWAZULU-NATAL OUTA Jun 13, 2017
Get SABC’s money back from Hlaudi Get SABC’s money back from Hlaudi “He was suspended for a lengthy period on full pay and he should repay this salary because he broke the terms of his suspension by going to the SABC. We’d also like t... CORRUPTION HLAUDI MOTSOENENG SABC STATE CAPTURE Jun 13, 2017
E-toll operator earns 74% of total e-toll income E-toll operator earns 74% of total e-toll income Following Minister Joe Maswanganyi’s recent update and explanation of the e-toll situation in Parliament last week, OUTA has deduced that of the R2,9 b... ETC ETOLLS OUTA SANRAL Jun 12, 2017
Water crisis in South Africa: El Nino or El Mokonyane? Water crisis in South Africa: El Nino or El Mokonyane? South Africa is a water-scarce country with an average annual rainfall of less than 500mm, so, with a growing population of 55 million people, th... OUTA WATER WATER AND ENVIRONMENT Jun 8, 2017
OUTA commends DEA on action against REDISA OUTA commends DEA on action against REDISA “We are excited to see the DEA taking action but concerned it took five years to acknowledge several industry players' warnings. We hope these transgressors ... WATER AND ENVIRONMENT Jun 8, 2017
Bigger challenges ahead for civil society to fight electricity price hikes Bigger challenges ahead for civil society to fight electricity price hikes The case involved a challenge against NERSA and Eskom to ensure they operate within the governance and rules required of them... ENERGY ESKOM NERSA OUTA Jun 7, 2017
OUTA welcomes and embraces PARI/SACC State Capture Report OUTA welcomes and embraces PARI/SACC State Capture Report In their detailed and damning report, Betrayal of the Promise: How South Africa is being stolen , the researchers warn that South Africa faces... CORRUPTION JACOB ZUMA OUTA STATE CAPTURE May 25, 2017
OUTA exposes dodgy contract and city of Tshwane halts it OUTA exposes dodgy contract and city of Tshwane halts it The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) was recently contacted by a whistleblower who passed on a considerable volume of information regardin... CORRUPTION OUTA STATE CAPTURE TSHWANE May 24, 2017
No, no, no and no to tariff hikes - 24 times No, no, no and no to tariff hikes - 24 times All the municipalities’ requests for higher-than-standard electricity price increases should be refused, says Blom, the energy portfolio director of the Or... ENERGY ESKOM NERSA OUTA May 23, 2017
Abuse of water infrastructure funding delays equality Abuse of water infrastructure funding delays equality “It is clear that tax money is abused in the capital projects space because billions of rand are wasted, whilst human rights are violated due to t... WATER AND ENVIRONMENT May 22, 2017