MPs' decision to pass Electoral Amendment Bill a blow to public faith in Parliament . Image: Peoplesdispatch-CreativeCommons MPs' decision to pass Electoral Amendment Bill another blow to public faith in Parliament The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) criticises the National Ass... ACCOUNTABILITY CONCOURT ELECTIONS PARLIAMENT Oct 20, 2022
Parliament is still a failed institution, finds OUTA report . Image: GroundUp Parliament is still a failed institution, finds OUTA report Today OUTA releases our fourth annual report on parliamentary oversight. For the fourth year in a row, our report finds th... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE Oct 17, 2022
Accountability win: Public Protector upholds OUTA complaint and orders criminal investigation . Image: Acting Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka (Facebook/PublicProtectorSouthAfrica) / Compilation OUTA Accountability win: Public Protector upholds OUTA complaint and orders criminal inves... ACCOUNTABILITY BATHABILE DLAMINI CORRUPTION PUBLIC PROTECTOR SASSA SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE STATE CAPTURE Oct 12, 2022
Parliament’s secrecy hinders gender commission appointments Graphic: Shutterstock Parliament’s secrecy hinders gender commission appointments A third of the candidates for commissioners of the Commission on Gender Equality should be crossed off the list, OUTA ... ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY PARLIAMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION TRANSPARENCY Sep 26, 2022
Corruption, chaos, fake licences, officials and opportunists ripping off the public: this is Gauteng’s driving licence system Illustration: Flickr/GovernmentZA/OUTA Corruption, chaos, fake licences, officials and opportunists ripping off the public: this is Gauteng’s driving licence system The Gauteng government has no excus... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION DRIVERS LICENCE GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT POLICY RTMC TRANSPORT Sep 9, 2022
OUTA joins 44 organisations calling for improved public participation in Gender Equality Commission appointments Illustration: OUTA OUTA joins 44 organisations calling for improved public participation in Gender Equality Commission appointments A total of 45 organisations – including OUTA – and 17 individuals ha... ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY PARLIAMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION TRANSPARENCY Sep 8, 2022
OUTA calls on Parliament to extend nominations for new commissioners for the Commission for Gender Equality Picture: Shutterstock OUTA calls on Parliament to extend nominations for new commissioners for the Commission for Gender Equality OUTA has written to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth a... ACCOUNTABILITY CHAPTER 9 INSTITUTIONS Jul 19, 2022
Civil society works together to guard against the abuse of political party funding Picture: Shutterstock Civil society works together to guard against the abuse of political party funding The final State Capture Commission report has laid bare the extent to which money has been used... ACCOUNTABILITY JOINT STATEMENTS POLITICAL PARTY FUNDING Jul 14, 2022
Municipalities need competence and accountability, not a skills swap Picture: Shutterstock Municipalities need competence and accountability, not a skills swap Stop pandering to incompetent deployed cadres in municipalities and replace them with professionals who will ... ACCOUNTABILITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT Jul 6, 2022
The culture of cadre deployment inflicts deep-rooted economic damage to the State The culture of cadre deployment inflicts deep-rooted economic damage to the State This opinion piece by OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage was first published on News24 on 1 July 2022 The entrenchment of a cadre... ACCOUNTABILITY STATE CAPTURE Jul 1, 2022
South Africa needs Parliament to listen more to the people Picture: OUTA South Africa needs Parliament to listen more to the people This week OUTA marks the International Day of Parliamentarism by renewing calls for our Parliament to prioritise engaging with ... ACCOUNTABILITY PARLIAMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Jun 30, 2022
Thank you for your service, Chief Justice Zondo Thank you for your service, Chief Justice Zondo. Now it's up to many others to do their duty too. Chief Justice Zondo and his team have done South Africa a great service. Now it is up to the many othe... ACCOUNTABILITY STATE CAPTURE Jun 23, 2022