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
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
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
OUTA on Eskom PFMA exemptions: where’s the transparency? . Image: Shutterstock OUTA on Eskom PFMA exemptions: where’s the transparency? The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is concerned that Eskom has been exempted from disclosing irregular and fruitle... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION ESKOM GOVERNANCE Apr 3, 2023
When integrity fails: The networks linked to Eskom contracts . Image: Thabo Mokwena, YouTube / Matshela Koko, Eskom / Kusile, Flickr When integrity fails: The networks linked to Eskom contracts The Kusile corruption case shows former Eskom executive Matshela Ko... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION ESKOM GOVERNANCE STATE CAPTURE Mar 29, 2023
No to the forced shutdown! . Image: OUTA No to the forced shutdown! We, the undersigned organisations, express our opposition to the forced national shutdown being planned by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on 20 March 2023... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION GOVERNANCE JOINT STATEMENTS Mar 16, 2023
A soft shuffle to a poor-performing Cabinet . Image: Wikimedia A soft shuffle to a poor-performing Cabinet OUTA had hoped to see the back of Gwede Mantashe, Bheki Cele, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Blade Nzimande and Ebrahim Patel, who have largely ... ACCOUNTABILITY CABINET GOVERNANCE Mar 7, 2023