OUTA investigation leads to blocking of crooked driving licence card machine contract l Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA OUTA investigation leads to blocking of crooked driving licence card machine contract An OUTA investigation which identified irregularities in the massive driving licence ... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION DRIVERS LICENCE GOVERNANCE TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT Mar 5, 2025
Better, but the culture of non-compliance in government prevails l Image: Flickr/GovZA Better audit outcomes, but the culture of non-compliance in government prevails The Auditor-General of South Africa’s (AGSA’s) annual report on audit outcomes for national and pr... ACCOUNTABILITY AUDITOR GENERAL BUDGET GOVERNANCE PARLIAMENT Nov 27, 2024
OUTA scores the 6th Parliament as “lamentable” l Image: OUTA OUTA scores the 6th Parliament as "lamentable" The Constitution requires Members of Parliament (MPs) to scrutinise and oversee executive (ministers) action, but OUTA believes they are le... ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNANCE PARLIAMENT Oct 16, 2024
Government should act and speak less when it comes to fuel tax cuts l Image: Pixabay Government should act and speak less when it comes to fuel tax cuts The South African public have been listening to politicians talking about removing the tax components in order to l... FUEL LEVY Fuel Price GOVERNANCE TRANSPORT Oct 9, 2024
Cancel the driving licence card machine contract – OUTA l Image: OUTA Cancel the driving licence card machine contract – OUTA OUTA welcomes Transport Minister Barbara Creecy’s announcement that the driving licence card machine tender award and contract wil... ACCOUNTABILITY DRIVERS LICENCE GOVERNANCE RTMC TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT Sep 5, 2024
RTMC misled the public about why it won’t extend the driving licence card validity period l Image: OUTA RTMC misled the public about why it won’t extend the driving licence card validity perio d The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has ignored the research it conducted in 2022 wh... ACCOUNTABILITY DRIVERS LICENCE GOVERNANCE RTMC TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT Aug 14, 2024
OUTA asks new Parliament to intervene in Samsa l Image: Shutterstock OUTA asks new Parliament to intervene in Samsa The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has asked Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport to use its oversight authority to... ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNANCE TRANSPORT Aug 8, 2024
Joburg needs active citizens to demand accountable leaders l Joburg needs active citizens to demand accountable leaders Changing Joburg will take united residents, ethical leaders and a tick-list This is OUTA's take on what came out of the Joburg Crisis Allia... ACCOUNTABILITY CITY OF JOHANNESBURG ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY PRICES GOVERNANCE JOBURGCAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Jul 26, 2024
Drivers are still in the dark about the licence card machine and the card validity period l Image: OUTA Drivers are still in the dark about the licence card machine and the card validity period OUTA is demanding transparency from Department of Transport and its entities over the unexplaine... ACCOUNTABILITY DRIVERS LICENCE GOVERNANCE RTMC TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT Jul 17, 2024
OUTA questions some GNU appointments and seeks greater transparency from new ministers l Image: Facebook//Parliament-of-South-Africa/ OUTA questions some GNU appointments and seeks greater transparency from new ministers While we welcome the clarity on the composition of the cabinet, we... ACCOUNTABILITY ELECTIONS GOVERNANCE PARLIAMENT Jul 1, 2024
OUTA to partner with PMG and OpenUp in Enhancing Accountability Programme ome Picture: Launching the Enhancing Accountability Programme with, from left, OUTA Parliamentary Engagement and Research Manager Rachel Fischer, OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage, EU Ambassador Sandra Kramer, ... ELECTIONS GOVERNANCE PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE Oct 27, 2023
Holding ministers to account is hard work: here are some tools . Holding ministers to account is hard work: here are some tools A stronger democracy needs a stronger parliament, and OUTA has produced some tools to help parliamentarians and active citizens work to... ELECTIONS GOVERNANCE PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE Oct 19, 2023