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
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 C... ACCOUNTABILITY CONCOURT GOVERNANCE PUBLIC PROTECTOR Oct 18, 2021
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 CHAPTER 9 INSTITUTIONS CONCOURT GOVERNANCE PUBLIC PROTECTOR Oct 18, 2021
Could e-tolls be funding corruption? Could e-tolls be funding corruption? Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula responded to questions in Parliament on Wednesday about the future of the defunct e-toll scheme, saying that a date for the decis... ACCOUNTABILITY E-TOLLS ETOLLS GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT POLICY SANRAL TRANSPORT Sep 29, 2021
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
Recall the driving licence fees notice and start again Recall the driving licence fees notice and start again OUTA calls on the RTMC to recall, rewrite and reissue its poorly worded notice about fees for motoring services The Road Traffic Management Corpo... ACCOUNTABILITY DRIVERS LICENCE GOVERNANCE RTMC TRANSPORT Sep 9, 2021
OUTA rejects government plan to extort fees for booking a driving licence renewal slot OUTA rejects government plan to extort fees for booking a driving licence renewal slot OUTA rejects the Department of Transport proposal to charge motorists R250 to make an online booking for a slot i... ACCOUNTABILITY DRIVERS LICENCE GOVERNANCE RTMC TRANSPORT Sep 7, 2021