Dirty water in Savanna City? l Image: Supplied by Savanna City resident Dirty water in Savanna City? WaterCAN is concerned about reports of poor quality drinking water in Savanna City in Midvaal municipality. Since 4 April 2024, ... ACCOUNTABILITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT WATER WATER AND ENVIRONMENT WaterCAN Apr 5, 2024
Municipalities start counting the cost as AARTO looms l Image: Flckr / GovernmentZA / OUTA Municipalities start counting the cost as AARTO looms Municipalities are now realising the cost and difficulties of implementing the controversial AARTO system. AA... AARTO ACCOUNTABILITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT Feb 5, 2024
Poor municipal budgeting needs to be punished Poor municipal budgeting needs to be punished – OUTA Municipalities need to rethink raising revenues, the regulations governing the process as well as greater accountability and consequence management... BUDGET LOCAL GOVERNMENT Dec 12, 2023
Johannesburg: A city on the Brink of collapse? Johannesburg: A city on the Brink of collapse? The Joburg Crisis Alliance is outraged by the council’s secretive reappointment of Mr Floyd Brink as the city manager for the City of Johannesburg, flout... ACCOUNTABILITY CITY OF JOHANNESBURG CORRUPTION JOINT STATEMENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENT STATE CAPTURE Dec 6, 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
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
Don’t overpay on property rates: check before deadline . Image: Shutterstock Don’t overpay on property rates: check before deadline The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), through its Community Action Network (CAN) initiative, encourages ratepayers to ... ACCOUNTABILITY CITY OF JOHANNESBURG LOCAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPALITY OUTA's COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK Feb 23, 2023
Joburg property owners, watch out for property rates increase! Joburg property owners, watch out for property rates increase! The City of Johannesburg is updating the general valuation roll of property for 2023 and planning to implement this at the start of the m... LOCAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY VALUATION Feb 7, 2023
Municipalities should light the way in involving communities in energy solutions Municipalities should light the way in involving communities in energy solutions Loadshedding has negatively affected every single person in South Africa and public frustration and anger are at boilin... ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY PRICES ESKOM LOCAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPALITY Feb 7, 2023
Joburg property valuation public participation process starts in February 2023 . Image: Shutterstock Joburg property valuation public participation process starts in February 2023 OUTA recently raised concerns with the City of Johannesburg over the adequacy of the public consult... ACCOUNTABILITY CITY OF JOHANNESBURG LOCAL GOVERNMENT OUTA's COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK Nov 29, 2022
Municipalities need competence and accountability, not a skills swap Picture: Shutterstock Municipalities need competence and accountability, not a skills swap Stop pandering to incompetent deployed cadres in municipalities and replace them with professionals who will ... ACCOUNTABILITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT Jul 6, 2022
Active citizens are needed to help stop the financial rot in municipalities Active citizens are needed to help stop the financial rot in municipalities The Auditor-General’s report on local government audit outcomes for 2020/21 paints a devastating picture that effects the li... AUDITOR GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT Jun 15, 2022