Leaders fail us on local government, not the law l Image: Shutterstock Leaders fail us on local government, not the law A new White Paper on Local Government must tackle the root problems and, most importantly, be put into action. If not, local gove... ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT POLICY LOCAL GOVERNMENT Jun 19, 2025
CAN will monitor, apply pressure on Coalition Bill passage in parliament l Image: OUTA CAN will monitor, apply pressure on Coalition Bill passage in parliament The Community Action Network, an initiative of OUTA, will monitor the passage of the so-called Coalition Bill whe... ACCOUNTABILITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT OUTA's COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK Sep 5, 2024
Local government bill undermines accountability and protects irregular appointments l Image: OUTA Local government bill undermines accountability and protects irregular appointments The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse’s local government Initiative, the Community Action Network (CAN), ... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION LOCAL GOVERNMENT OUTA's COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK Sep 2, 2024
OUTA: Catastrophic consequences if municipalities fail to reform l Image: OUTA OUTA: Catastrophic consequences if municipalities fail to reform The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) expresses grave concern over the Auditor-General’s report on the 2022/23 audit ... ACCOUNTABILITY AUDITOR GENERAL CORRUPTION LOCAL GOVERNMENT Aug 27, 2024
Joburg Crisis Alliance responds to the resignation of Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda l Image: OUTA Joburg Crisis Alliance responds to the resignation of Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda The Joburg Crisis Alliance (JCA) acknowledges the resignation of Kabelo Gwamanda as the Executive Mayor of Joh... ACCOUNTABILITY CITY OF JOHANNESBURG JOBURGCAN JOINT STATEMENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Aug 13, 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
Joburg Crisis Alliance calls for resignation of mayor l Image: OUTA Joburg Crisis Alliance calls for resignation of mayor and his executive The Joburg Crisis Alliance (JCA) makes a public call for the resignation of Councillor Kabelo Gwamanda, the Execut... ACCOUNTABILITY CITY OF JOHANNESBURG ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY PRICES JOBURGCAN JOINT STATEMENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Jul 25, 2024
Joburg mayor Gwamanda should step down immediately This article was first published in the Daily Maverick on 18 July 2024 Image: OUTA l Joburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda is the victim of his own wrongdoing and should step down immediately By Wayne Duvenage... CITY OF JOHANNESBURG LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPINION PIECE Jul 22, 2024
Joburg targets easy pickings on prepaid as customer debt soars l Image: OUTA Joburg targets easy pickings on prepaid as customer debt soars The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), through its initiative JoburgCAN, is raising alarm over the City of Johannesburg... ACCOUNTABILITY CITY OF JOHANNESBURG ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY PRICES JOBURGCAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Jul 12, 2024
Joburg must scrap new R200 prepaid electricity fixed charge l Image: OUTA Joburg must scrap new R200 prepaid electricity fixed charge See our update of 12 July 2024: Joburg targets easy pickings on prepaid as customer debt soars to R49.650 billion The City of ... ACCOUNTABILITY CITY OF JOHANNESBURG ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY PRICES JOBURGCAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Jul 3, 2024
Why is Joburg’s mayor paid more than the legal limit? l Image: OUTA Why is Joburg’s mayor paid more than the legal limit? JoburgCAN wants to know why the City of Johannesburg overpays the mayor and plans to continue doing so in 2024/25. JoburgCAN, an ini... ACCOUNTABILITY CITY OF JOHANNESBURG JOBURGCAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Apr 26, 2024
JoburgCAN submission calls on Joburg to rewrite budget l Image: OUTA JoburgCANsubmission calls on Joburg to rewrite budget The City of Johannesburg draft budget and draft Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for 2024/25 are not in line with the law, do not a... ACCOUNTABILITY CITY OF JOHANNESBURG JOBURGCAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Apr 23, 2024