Mantashe’s fixation on NGO funding is a pretext to silence civil society’s voice as a watchdog of democracy . Image: Flickr_GovZA This article first appeared in the Daily Maverick on 11 October 2023 Mantashe’s fixation on NGO funding is a pretext to silence civil society’s voice as a watchdog of democracy G... OPINION PIECE Oct 13, 2023
Is South Africa being governed through the courts? . Image: OUTA This article was first published in the Daily Maverick on 3 July 2023 Is South Africa being governed through the courts? The above question is one that certainly invites us to examine th... OPINION PIECE Jul 3, 2023
Ignorance is not bliss; it's a symptom of a leaderless government . Image: OUTA Ignorance is not bliss; it's a symptom of a leaderless government As individuals, when we encounter financial or business decline, we instinctively analyse the root causes and take actio... OPINION PIECE Jul 3, 2023
Irrational government conduct - corruption or ineptitude, nothing else . Irrational government conduct - corruption or ineptitude, nothing else Ir-ra-tio-nal (adjective) - Lacking in usual or normal clarity - Not endowed with reason or understanding. - Actions steeped in... CORRUPTION OPINION PIECE May 30, 2023
Moving SOEs from Public Enterprises will fast-track their demise Graphic: OUTA Moving SOEs from Public Enterprises will fast-track their demise This opinion piece by OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage was first published in the Daily Maverick on 12 January 2023 President Cyri... OPINION PIECE Jan 13, 2023
The only thing that should roll in rolling blackouts, are heads . Graphic: OUTA The only thing that should roll in rolling blackouts, are heads This opinion piece by OUTA Legal Project Manager, Brendan Slade was first published in Netwerk 24 It is an understatemen... ENERGY OPINION PIECE Oct 6, 2022
The public sector-business corruption tango continues unabated . Graphic: OUTA The public sector-business corruption tango continues unabated This opinion piece by OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage was first published in the Daily Maverick on 31 August 2022 The symbiotic c... OPINION PIECE Sep 1, 2022
Halting our growing numbness to decay Graphic: OUTA Halting our growing numbness to decay Following our historic peaceful transition to democracy and almost three decades of investment into the socio-economic development of South Africa, ... OPINION PIECE Aug 18, 2022
OUTA celebrates 10 years - An overview Ten years of OUTA’s existence, a defiance campaign that gave teeth to a corruption fighting watchdog Over the past decade, OUTA’s model of civil intervention unusual - using a business mindset and pro... OPINION PIECE Feb 28, 2022
Bomenetsa go mmuso legae goba mmaseipala o shitisha diterelo go batho Bomenetsa go mmuso legae goba mmaseipala o shitisha diterelo go batho Bomenetsa go mmuso legae goba mmaseipala o shitisha diterelo go batho Maikemeishetsho a mmusousho legae/mmasipala ke go tlisha dit... OPINION PIECE SEPEDI Jun 5, 2019
Naha e a tjha Naha e a tjha Ke ditshiunyana feela re tswa dikgethong tsa setjhaba kaofela naheng ya rona ya Afrika Borwa, ba bang ba ditshwantshisa le ka nako eo sethaba se ne se qala ho ya dikgethong ka 1994. Maba... OPINION PIECE SOTHO May 28, 2019
Municipalities continue to fail people by Zodumo Sishi Municipalities continue to fail people by Zodumo Sishi It is of increasing concern that most major projects aimed at changing the lives of South Africans end up failing dismally year after year. Must ... KWAZULU-NATAL LOCAL OPINION PIECE May 9, 2019