This year’s SONA cannot dodge the national crisis This year's SONA cannot dodge the national crisis On Thursday 9 February, President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the formal opening of Parliament. He w... ESKOM GOVERNANCE PARLIAMENT SONA STATE CAPTURE Feb 7, 2023
Judgment on National Nuclear Regulator underlines role of board: nuclear regulation, not nuclear advocacy Image: GroundUp/OUTA Judgment on National Nuclear Regulator underlines role of board: regulation, not nuclear advocacy The Western Cape High Court judgment last week which reinstated a civil society a... ACCOUNTABILITY ELECTRICITY ESKOM GOVERNANCE NATIONAL NUCLEAR REGULATOR Jan 23, 2023
Corruption, chaos, fake licences, officials and opportunists ripping off the public: this is Gauteng’s driving licence system Illustration: Flickr/GovernmentZA/OUTA Corruption, chaos, fake licences, officials and opportunists ripping off the public: this is Gauteng’s driving licence system The Gauteng government has no excus... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION DRIVERS LICENCE GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT POLICY RTMC TRANSPORT Sep 9, 2022
Extend driver's licence period and scrap e-tolls, Minister Mbalula . Graphic: OUTA Extend driver's licence period and scrap e-tolls, Minister Mbalula The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula’s statement today in which he an... DRIVERS LICENCE GOVERNANCE RTMC TRANSPORT Sep 2, 2022
Minister faces reality and grants motorists a 15-day reprieve Minister faces reality and grants motorists a 15-day reprieve After weeks of ignoring the chaos and incompetence in his own department, Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula faced reality and granted m... DRIVERS LICENCE GOVERNANCE RTMC TRANSPORT Apr 1, 2022
Ministry struggles to balance electricity proposals with public need for clear, supportable solutions Ministry struggles to balance electricity proposals with public need for clear, supportable solutions Electricity regulation and pricing affects all consumers but officials do not make enough effort t... ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY PRICES ESKOM GOVERNANCE Mar 30, 2022
Don't start a war with motorists over driver's licences, OUTA warns Don't start a war with motorists over driver's licences, OUTA warns The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) estimates that come 1 April 2022, South Africa will still have well over one million motor... ACCOUNTABILITY DRIVERS LICENCE GOVERNANCE RTMC TRANSPORT Mar 29, 2022
Parliament fails again, putting party ahead of country in electoral reform bill Parliament fails again, putting party ahead of country in electoral reform bill Parliament’s public hearings on the crucial Electoral Amendment Bill were more of a public relations exercise than respo... ELECTIONS GOVERNANCE PUBLIC GOVERNANCE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Mar 28, 2022
A 10-year driver’s licence solution makes sense A 10-year driver’s licence solution makes sense OUTA has informed Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula that extending all current driving licence cards for five years and issuing all new cards for 10 ... DRIVERS LICENCE GOVERNANCE RTMC TRANSPORT Mar 11, 2022
The driving licence deadline may require further extension The driving licence deadline may require further extension Hundreds of thousands of motorists are still struggling to have their expired driving licence cards renewed and OUTA believes the Minister of... DRIVERS LICENCE GOVERNANCE RTMC TRANSPORT Mar 8, 2022
Parliament is a failed institution says OUTA Parliament is a failed institution Parliamentarians have been metaphorically burning down the institution of Parliament for years, threatening South Africa’s democracy. Today OUTA releases its annual ... ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNANCE PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE Mar 3, 2022
We object - Advocate Mkhwebane and Judge Hlophe are not Chief Justice material We object - Advocate Mkhwebane and Judge Hlophe are not Chief Justice material OUTA has submitted formal objections to the President’s Nominations Panel for the new Chief Justice of the Constitutional... ACCOUNTABILITY CONCOURT GOVERNANCE PUBLIC PROTECTOR Oct 18, 2021