Absence of consequence management and competence produces municipal decay Absence of consequence management and competence produces municipal decay The decline of municipalities across the country will not stop until municipal officials and political office bearers are held... LOCAL GOVERNMENT Jul 2, 2021
OUTA calls on City of Cape Town to be transparent with civil society OUTA calls on City of Cape Town to be transparent with civil society The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and the Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Associations in Milnerton call on the City of Cape Tow... LOCAL GOVERNMENT Milnerton Pollution WATER WATER AND ENVIRONMENT Jun 17, 2021
Ekurhuleni ignores complaints about evaluation roll and rates errors Ekurhuleni ignores complaints about evaluation roll and rates errors The cut-off date for Ekurhuleni residents to lodge formal objections to the metro’s controversial 2021-2025 evaluation roll is Frid... ACCOUNTABILITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT Jun 17, 2021
Joburg’s third attempt to load prepaid electricity bills with a monthly charge should fail Joburg’s third attempt to load prepaid electricity bills with a monthly charge should fail The City of Johannesburg’s third attempt to add a fixed monthly charge to prepaid electricity bills must end ... ACCOUNTABILITY CITY OF JOHANNESBURG ELECTRICITY PRICES LOCAL GOVERNMENT May 10, 2021
Municipal Act should leave no room for creative accounting Municipal Act should leave no room for creative accounting OUTA recently submitted comments to National Treasury on the Supply Chain Management Regulations relating to municipal procurement policies a... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPALITY NEWS Nov 30, 2020
Green Scorpions issue directive against City of Cape Town over pollution Green Scorpions issue directive against City of Cape Town over pollution The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) commends the Western Cape Government Directorate: Environmental Law Enforcement, or G... ACCOUNTABILITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEWS WATER AND ENVIRONMENT Oct 27, 2020
Asking Zandile Gumede to leave is not enough Asking Zandile Gumede to leave is not enough The KZN ANC should have the courage to fire Zandile Gumede, not just ask her to stand aside, says the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA). Gumede has so ... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION COURT CASE ETHEKWINI GOVERNANCE LOCAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEWS Aug 28, 2020
Act against Zandile Gumede, don't promote her Act against Zandile Gumede, don't promote her The appointment of corruption-accused and former eThekwini mayor, Zandile Gumede, to the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature is an insult to South Africans and an a... ETHEKWINI GOVERNANCE LOCAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEWS Aug 20, 2020
Joburg councillors should vote for residents not themselves Joburg councillors should vote for residents not themselves The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) calls on the 270 councillors in City of Johannesburg to act in the best interests of their residen... CITY OF JOHANNESBURG LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEWS Jul 7, 2020
Removal of prepaid charge from Joburg budget a good start but not enough Removal of prepaid charge from Joburg budget a good start but not enough The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes reports that the City of Johannesburg has decided to drop plans for a new mo... CITY OF JOHANNESBURG LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEWS Jun 29, 2020
Heads must roll in municipalities following AG report Heads must roll in municipalities following AG report The Auditor-General of SA (AG) reported to Parliament this week that only 2% of the municipalities fully complied with supply chain management leg... LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEWS Jun 26, 2020
Residents across 207 municipalities plead for property rates relief Residents across 207 municipalities plead for property rates relief The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) recently launched a petition calling on residents to sign the petition if they were in nee... BUDGET LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEWS Jun 15, 2020