NSFAS report is an important win for accountability NSFAS report is an important win for accountability OUTA welcomes the NSFAS board’s decision to accept and implement the findings and recommendations of the Werksmans report on the NSFAS direct paymen... ACCOUNTABILITY NSFAS Oct 19, 2023
City of Joburg Ombud needs teeth Picture: OUTA City of Joburg Ombud needs teeth The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has called on the City of Johannesburg to strengthen a draft by-law to ensure that the City’s Ombudsman’s Offic... ACCOUNTABILITY CITY OF JOHANNESBURG GOVERNANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT Oct 18, 2023
OUTA lays corruption complaint against NSFAS CEO . OUTA lays corruption complaint against NSFAS CEO The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has laid criminal complaints against Andile Nongogo, former CEO of the Services Sector Education and Traini... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION NSFAS SERVICES SETA SETA Jun 26, 2023
No exemption for Eskom means better oversight . Image: Shutterstock No exemption for Eskom means better oversight The OUTA commends the decision by Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana that Eskom will not be granted a partial exemption from havin... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION ESKOM GOVERNANCE Jun 7, 2023
Councils squabble and spend billions, while controls and transparency fail . Image: OUTA Councils squabble and spend billions of rand, while controls and transparency fail Over the last five years, Johannesburg Water has spent at least R200 million on repairs and upgrades fo... ACCOUNTABILITY AUDITOR GENERAL BUDGET CORRUPTION GOVERNANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPALITY Jun 1, 2023
Will Minister Ramokgopa use his new powers wisely? . Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA Will Minister Ramokgopa use his new powers wisely? South Africa has waited more than three months for clarity on what Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa will do... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION ESKOM GOVERNANCE May 26, 2023
Road safety is a colossal South African concern: what’s the plan, government? . Image: Shutterstock Road safety is a colossal South African concern: what’s the plan, government? The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says that it is becoming increasingly clear that the curre... AARTO ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT POLICY TRANSPORT May 17, 2023
Just tell us what was on the Russian ship . Image: Lady R ( Yörük Işık / Twitter) Just tell us what was on the Russian ship Our government’s lack of transparency on allegations of armament supplies to Russia, a country that is in a war of agg... ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT POLICY STATE CAPTURE May 12, 2023
Stronger law on political party funding needed . Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA Stronger law on political party funding needed On 5 May 2023, My Vote Counts (MVC), the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), together with other organisations and indivi... ACCOUNTABILITY ELECTIONS PARLIAMENT POLITICAL PARTY FUNDING STATE CAPTURE May 9, 2023
No integrity, no problem for our MPs . Image: Then President Jacob Zuma congratulates Mosebenzi Zwane on his appointment as Minister of Mineral Resources in September 2015. Picture: Flickr/GovZA No integrity, no problem for our MPs Moseb... ACCOUNTABILITY GUPTAS MOSEBENZI ZWANE PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE TRANSPORT May 3, 2023
OUTA asks Treasury to abandon Eskom exemption . Image: OUTA OUTA asks Treasury to abandon Eskom exemption OUTA has submitted written comment to National Treasury on its proposal to exempt Eskom from disclosing irregular, fruitless and wasteful ex... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION ESKOM GOVERNANCE Apr 20, 2023
OUTA legal action ends electricity state of disaster . Image: Flickr / GovZA / compilation OUTA OUTA legal action ends electricity state of disaster The state is withdrawing the national state of disaster in response to OUTA’s legal action challenging i... ACCOUNTABILITY ELECTRICITY GOVERNANCE STATE OF DISASTER Apr 5, 2023