SABC Bill kicks the can down the road Image: Shutterstock SABC Bill kicks the can down the road The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) believes that it is of utmost importance to ensure that the SABC has strong legislation and policies... ACCOUNTABILITY DEMOCRACY PARLIAMENT SABC Jan 16, 2024
Forget TV licences or levies and fund SABC directly from the fiscus instead Forget TV licences or levies and fund SABC directly from the fiscus instead The SABC is a vital public service and should be funded accordingly, OUTA told Parliament’s public hearings on the SABC Bill... ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET DEMOCRACY GOVERNANCE SABC TAX POLICY Sep 22, 2021
SABC's survival is crucial for democracy SABC's survival is crucial for democracy The SABC Bill should address the funding crisis for the public broadcaster by regularising state funding. There is no doubt about SABC’s value as a public broa... DEMOCRACY GOVERNANCE SABC TAX POLICY Aug 31, 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
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
Defend Our Democracy Defend Our Democracy OUTA is one of the signatories to the Defend Our Democracy campaign. This is a broad grouping of organisations and individuals who are concerned that South Africa's Constitution f... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY Mar 18, 2021
OUTA asks Parliament to get on with electoral reform OUTA asks Parliament to get on with electoral reform Tired of politics? Very few South Africans realise the gravity of the Concourt judgment of 11 June 2020 on electoral reform and the potential it ha... CONCOURT DEMOCRACY ELECTIONS NEWS PARLIAMENT Oct 20, 2020
Independent candidates to be included in national elections Independent candidates to be included in national elections The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the Constitutional Court’s judgment in the case of the New Nation Movement and others, de... CONCOURT DEMOCRACY ELECTIONS NEWS Jun 11, 2020
OUTA approaches Concourt on electoral reform OUTA approaches Concourt on electoral reform The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has applied to the Constitutional Court for permission to join a case calling for electoral reform as an amicus c... CONCOURT DEMOCRACY ELECTIONS Aug 14, 2019 unpublished