Enough is enough on Milnerton pollution Enough is enough on Milnerton pollution The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and the Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Associations in Milnerton want to know what progress the City of Cape Town has made... ACCOUNTABILITY Milnerton Pollution WATER WATER AND ENVIRONMENT Jul 29, 2021
Your MPs are supposedly off doing "constituency work" that costs R339m – but where are the results? Your MPs are supposedly off doing ‘constituency work’ that costs R339m – but where are the results? This opinion piece by Chris Scholtz and Liz McDaid was first published in the Daily Maverick South A... ACCOUNTABILITY DEMOCRACY Jul 28, 2021
Government and SAA debacle is collapsing South Africa’s aviation sector Government and SAA debacle is collapsing South Africa’s aviation sector On Monday 26 July, South Africans were informed that the Mango Airlines and South African Airways boards and their shareholder, ... ACCOUNTABILITY SAA Jul 27, 2021
Show us the receipts! Show us the receipts! The recent tragic days of violence in South Africa are, in large part, a legacy of state capture. The Civil Society Working Group on State Capture (CSWG) calls on state instituti... ACCOUNTABILITY GUPTAS STATE CAPTURE Jul 26, 2021
Opinion - Seize the moment - Ramaphosa must give Cabinet dead wood the axe Seize the moment - Ramaphosa must give Cabinet dead wood the axe **This opinion piece was first featured in the Daily Maverick** As we celebrate the nationalism and camaraderie portrayed through commu... ACCOUNTABILITY DEMOCRACY Jul 19, 2021
Opinion - Dear Mr President, your anguish is shared by all — but South Africa needs decisiveness Dear Mr President, your anguish is shared by all — but South Africa needs decisiveness **This opinion piece was first featured in the Daily Maverick** The anarchy in parts of South Africa clearly has ... ACCOUNTABILITY DEMOCRACY Jul 14, 2021
Condemn and arrest criminal protestors Condemn and arrest criminal protestors OUTA calls on the government to act swiftly and use whatever enforcement processes are available to control and bring to book those criminals who are protesting ... ACCOUNTABILITY CONCOURT DEMOCRACY JACOB ZUMA Jul 12, 2021
Zuma's incarceration strengthens accountability Zuma's incarceration strengthens accountability OUTA notes the arrest of Jacob Zuma, who spent his first night in jail late last night. We are relieved that the former President finally cooperated in ... ACCOUNTABILITY CONCOURT JACOB ZUMA STATE CAPTURE Jul 8, 2021
Concourt stands up against impunity Concourt stands up against impunity OUTA welcomes the Constitutional Court judgment sending Jacob Zuma to jail for 15 months with no possibility of overturning this. The Concourt has shown it will def... ACCOUNTABILITY CONCOURT JACOB ZUMA STATE CAPTURE Jun 29, 2021
Ekurhuleni ignores complaints about evaluation roll and rates errors Ekurhuleni ignores complaints about evaluation roll and rates errors The cut-off date for Ekurhuleni residents to lodge formal objections to the metro’s controversial 2021-2025 evaluation roll is Frid... ACCOUNTABILITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT Jun 17, 2021
OUTA calls for bail to be denied to ensure the man accused of being a key money launderer for the Guptas stands trial OUTA calls for bail to be denied to ensure the man accused of being a key money launderer for the Guptas stands trial The NPA’s case against Iqbal Sharma and former Free State officials takes on the e... ACCOUNTABILITY COURT CASE GUPTAS STATE CAPTURE Jun 7, 2021
Ekurhuleni property values increase - Only two more weeks to object Ekurhuleni property values increase: Only two more weeks to object The City of Ekurhuleni has published its valuation roll for the 2021-2025 cycle on 24 February this year, but many Ekurhuleni residen... ACCOUNTABILITY EKURHULENI Jun 3, 2021