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
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
Parliament is still a failed institution, finds OUTA report . Image: OUTA Parliament is still a failed institution, finds OUTA report Today OUTA releases our fifth annual report on parliamentary oversight. For the fifth year in a row, our report finds that par... GOVERNANCE PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE Sep 19, 2023
Property rates shock on your CoJ bill? . Image: Shutterstock Property rates shock on your CoJ bill? Take OUTA's survey on the property valuations. OUTA The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is running a public survey to see how propert... CITY OF JOHANNESBURG GOVERNANCE OUTA's COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK Jul 11, 2023
Public Service Commission Bill is a step in the right direction . Image: OUTA Public Service Commission Bill is a step in the right direction OUTA wants the Public Service Commission Bill to help professionalise the public service and improve transparency. “OUTA’s... GOVERNANCE PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE Jul 11, 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