OUTA congratulates City of Joburg whistleblower Sarika Lakraj OUTA congratulates City of Joburg whistleblower Sarika Lakraj On Saturday 25 November, Sarika Lakraj received the Ahmed Kathrada Excellence in Leadership Award at the Congress of Business and Economic... ACCOUNTABILITY AUDITOR GENERAL CORRUPTION PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE Dec 1, 2023
Departments do not take management of public funds seriously, says OUTA Departments do not take management of public funds seriously, says OUTA The Auditor-General’s report to Parliament on audit outcomes for national and provincial government for 2022/23 shows an alarmin... ACCOUNTABILITY AUDITOR GENERAL CORRUPTION PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE Nov 29, 2023
Laws? What laws? SIU report lays bare SAA’s culture of looting Laws? What laws? SIU report lays bare SAA’s culture of looting The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) interim report (see here ) to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) on 21 November reads... ACCOUNTABILITY DUDU MYENI PARLIAMENT SAA STATE CAPTURE Nov 22, 2023
Where is the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel? . Image: Flickr/GovtZA Where is the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel? Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi is again blocking electoral reform, by missing a key deadline in the amended law. The... ELECTIONS PARLIAMENT Nov 3, 2023
OUTA to partner with PMG and OpenUp in Enhancing Accountability Programme ome Picture: Launching the Enhancing Accountability Programme with, from left, OUTA Parliamentary Engagement and Research Manager Rachel Fischer, OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage, EU Ambassador Sandra Kramer, ... ELECTIONS GOVERNANCE PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE Oct 27, 2023
Holding ministers to account is hard work: here are some tools . Holding ministers to account is hard work: here are some tools A stronger democracy needs a stronger parliament, and OUTA has produced some tools to help parliamentarians and active citizens work to... ELECTIONS GOVERNANCE PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE Oct 19, 2023
Rushing bills through Parliament limits legitimacy . Image: Shutterstock Rushing bills through Parliament limits legitimacy The legislative process is an important process but loses a sense of legitimacy if bills are pushed through Parliament in a rus... ENERGY NATIONAL NUCLEAR REGULATOR PARLIAMENT Oct 17, 2023
New RAF legislation will not stand in the court of public opinion or any other court . Image: Shutterstock New RAF legislation will not stand in the court of public opinion or any other court The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) believes that the draft Road Accident Fund Amendmen... PARLIAMENT TRANSPORT Oct 9, 2023
Parliamentary committee misled during NSFAS meeting Picture: OUTA Parliamentary committee misled during NSFAS meeting On 4 October 2023, Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation heard presentations from Minister Blad... NSFAS PARLIAMENT Oct 9, 2023
Parliament is still a failed institution, finds OUTA report . Image: OUTA Parliament is still a failed institution, finds OUTA report Today OUTA releases our fifth annual report on parliamentary oversight. For the fifth year in a row, our report finds that par... GOVERNANCE PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE Sep 19, 2023
She’s gone, but her legacy is not forgotten Picture: Flickr/GovernmentZA She’s gone, but her legacy is not forgotten The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse is relieved that Parliament has voted in favour of removing Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane from... PARLIAMENT PUBLIC PROTECTOR Sep 12, 2023
OUTA calls on National Assembly to act swiftly and fire Mkhwebane Picture: Ground Up OUTA calls on National Assembly to act swiftly and fire Mkhwebane “A resounding victory for accountability”. This is how Adv Stefanie Fick, OUTA's Executive Head of Accountability, ... PARLIAMENT PUBLIC PROTECTOR Aug 24, 2023