Johannesburg: A city on the Brink of collapse? Johannesburg: A city on the Brink of collapse? The Joburg Crisis Alliance is outraged by the council’s secretive reappointment of Mr Floyd Brink as the city manager for the City of Johannesburg, flout... ACCOUNTABILITY CITY OF JOHANNESBURG CORRUPTION JOINT STATEMENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENT STATE CAPTURE Dec 6, 2023
NSFAS slow to tackle student accommodation timebomb NSFAS slow to tackle student accommodation timebomb OUTA completed its investigation into student accommodation tenders at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), and the findings are cause... ACCOUNTABILITY NSFAS Dec 5, 2023
OUTA congratulates City of Joburg whistleblower Sarika Lakraj OUTA congratulates City of Joburg whistleblower Sarika Lakraj On Saturday 25 November, Sarika Lakraj received the Ahmed Kathrada Excellence in Leadership Award at the Congress of Business and Economic... ACCOUNTABILITY AUDITOR GENERAL CORRUPTION PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE Dec 1, 2023
Departments do not take management of public funds seriously, says OUTA Departments do not take management of public funds seriously, says OUTA The Auditor-General’s report to Parliament on audit outcomes for national and provincial government for 2022/23 shows an alarmin... ACCOUNTABILITY AUDITOR GENERAL CORRUPTION PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE Nov 29, 2023
Laws? What laws? SIU report lays bare SAA’s culture of looting Laws? What laws? SIU report lays bare SAA’s culture of looting The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) interim report (see here ) to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) on 21 November reads... ACCOUNTABILITY DUDU MYENI PARLIAMENT SAA STATE CAPTURE Nov 22, 2023
Taxpayers mistrust SARS because of government corruption Taxpayers mistrust SARS because of government corruption OUTA Following a business survey of corporate taxpayers views which found that SARS has a way to go to gain their trust, OUTA used its social m... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION Nov 17, 2023
MTBPS 2023: Gloom ahead as government treads water ahead of an election . MTBPS 2023: Gloom ahead as government treads water ahead of an election Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana painted a gloomy outlook of the country’s financial position, and that’s putting it mildl... ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET BUDGET SPEECH STATE CAPTURE Nov 2, 2023
The end of the road for NSFAS CEO Andile Nongogo The end of the road for NSFAS CEO Andile Nongogo OUTA is delighted with the NSFAS board’s decision to terminate the employment of Andile Nongogo as CEO. This follows the recommendations made in a repo... ACCOUNTABILITY NSFAS Oct 24, 2023
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