Action on procurement irregularities must be the focus of Procurement Bill Action on procurement irregularities must be the focus of Procurement Bill The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) recently made submissions to National Treasury on the Public Procurement Bill, emph... GENERAL NEWS NEWS PROCUREMENT BILL Jul 13, 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
SANRAL must show us the toll money SANRAL must show us the toll money The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has had to resort to a formal request for information in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) from th... NEWS SANRAL TRANSPORT Jul 7, 2020
Consumers lose when electricity regulator is weak Consumers lose when electricity regulator is weak South Africa needs an electricity regulator who can defend the public from rising electricity prices. This week the high court again found the Nationa... ESKOM NERSA NEWS Jul 3, 2020
OUTA asks new auditors' oversight board to review CEO appointment OUTA asks new auditors' oversight board to review CEO appointment OUTA has written to the new board of the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) to ask that they review the recent appointme... IRBA NEWS Jul 2, 2020
Supplementary budget must herald fundamental change in the public sector – OUTA and PARI Supplementary budget must herald fundamental change in the public sector – OUTA and PARI The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) made a submission on... BUDGET NEWS PARLIAMENT Jul 2, 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
Zero-based budget approach should apply to whole Government – OUTA Zero-based budget approach should apply to whole Government – OUTA The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) believes that the only way for the economy to survive is by cutting down on state expenditu... BUDGET NEWS Jun 24, 2020
CoJ draft budget ignores economic realities CoJ draft budget ignores economic realities The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) needs to listen to its residents, reject the proposed tariff and staff salary increases in the face of the Covid-19-related e... BUDGET CITY OF JOHANNESBURG NEWS Jun 24, 2020
Former Minister Martins failed to mention the money he got from the Guptas Former Minister Martins failed to mention the money he got from the Guptas On Saturday 20 June 2020, OUTA made a referral in terms of Section 27 of the National Prosecuting Authority Act to the Invest... NEWS NPA STATE CAPTURE Jun 22, 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