OUTA joins 44 organisations calling for improved public participation in Gender Equality Commission appointments Illustration: OUTA OUTA joins 44 organisations calling for improved public participation in Gender Equality Commission appointments A total of 45 organisations – including OUTA – and 17 individuals ha... ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY PARLIAMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION TRANSPARENCY Sep 8, 2022
South Africa needs Parliament to listen more to the people Picture: OUTA South Africa needs Parliament to listen more to the people This week OUTA marks the International Day of Parliamentarism by renewing calls for our Parliament to prioritise engaging with ... ACCOUNTABILITY PARLIAMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Jun 30, 2022
60 days to Concourt's deadline: Public consultation on Electoral Amendment Bill wasn't good enough, civil society tells Parliament Public consultation on Electoral Amendment Bill wasn't good enough, civil society tells Parliament OUTA, the One South Africa Movement and other civil society organisations have written to Parliament ... ELECTIONS PARLIAMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Apr 11, 2022
After years of complaints, Public Protector Mkhwebane finally faces suspension After years of complaints, Public Protector Mkhwebane finally faces suspension The suspension of Public Protection Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane seems finally in sight, according to reports that the Pre... ACCOUNTABILITY CHAPTER 9 INSTITUTIONS PARLIAMENT PUBLIC PROTECTOR Mar 18, 2022
Parliament is a failed institution says OUTA Parliament is a failed institution Parliamentarians have been metaphorically burning down the institution of Parliament for years, threatening South Africa’s democracy. Today OUTA releases its annual ... ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNANCE PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE Mar 3, 2022
This is who really funds political parties: you, the taxpayer This is who really funds political parties: you, the taxpayer OUTA exposes how taxpayers have paid R13.882 billion directly to political parties in the 13 years since 2009, which is eight times more t... ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET PARLIAMENT POLITICAL PARTY FUNDING Oct 14, 2021
Sanity prevails over powerships refusal Sanity prevails over powerships refusal The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the decision by Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) to refuse environmental authoris... ENERGY PARLIAMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Jun 24, 2021
Parliament shows support for Independent Water Regulator Parliament shows support for Independent Water Regulator OUTA and Water Shortage South Africa have again sent information to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation... INDEPENDENT WATER REGULATOR PARLIAMENT WATER WATER AND ENVIRONMENT Jun 21, 2021
Electoral Reform: it simply cannot be buried this time Electoral Reform: it simply cannot be buried this time Today marks the first anniversary of the Constitutional Court judgment that declared sections of the Electoral Act unconstitutional. In 2020 the ... CONCOURT ELECTIONS PARLIAMENT Jun 11, 2021
This is how you are funding political parties through Parliament This is how you are funding political parties through Parliament South African taxpayers will indirectly assist in funding political parties to the tune of roughly R375 million during the 2021/22 fina... CONSTITUENCY PARLIAMENT PUBLIC GOVERNANCE Jun 1, 2021
Show us more value for money Show us more value for money, OUTA tells Parliament There is no more money to waste so effectiveness and efficiency of public spending must improve, OUTA told Parliament today. OUTA made a written sub... ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET NEWS PARLIAMENT Nov 27, 2020
The captured Parliament: how MPs let looters get away with it The captured Parliament: how MPs let looters get away with it The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has produced two documents on Parliament: an affidavit on how a captured Parliament effectively ... ACCOUNTABILITY NEWS PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE Nov 17, 2020