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
MTBPS 2023: Gloom ahead as government treads water ahead of an election . MTBPS 2023: Gloom ahead as government treads water ahead of an election Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana painted a gloomy outlook of the country’s financial position, and that’s putting it mildl... ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET BUDGET SPEECH STATE CAPTURE Nov 2, 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
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
Public Service Commission Bill is a step in the right direction . Image: OUTA Public Service Commission Bill is a step in the right direction OUTA wants the Public Service Commission Bill to help professionalise the public service and improve transparency. “OUTA’s... GOVERNANCE PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE Jul 11, 2023
Parliament’s failure to implement state capture recommendations undermines democracy . Image: OUTA Parliament’s failure to implement state capture recommendations undermines democracy WATCH our short video (1 min 26 sec) on Parliament and accountability here In a vibrant democracy, th... PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE Jun 30, 2023
Just tell us what was on the Russian ship . Image: Lady R ( Yörük Işık / Twitter) Just tell us what was on the Russian ship Our government’s lack of transparency on allegations of armament supplies to Russia, a country that is in a war of agg... ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT POLICY STATE CAPTURE May 12, 2023
Stronger law on political party funding needed . Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA Stronger law on political party funding needed On 5 May 2023, My Vote Counts (MVC), the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), together with other organisations and indivi... ACCOUNTABILITY ELECTIONS PARLIAMENT POLITICAL PARTY FUNDING STATE CAPTURE May 9, 2023
No integrity, no problem for our MPs . Image: Then President Jacob Zuma congratulates Mosebenzi Zwane on his appointment as Minister of Mineral Resources in September 2015. Picture: Flickr/GovZA No integrity, no problem for our MPs Moseb... ACCOUNTABILITY GUPTAS MOSEBENZI ZWANE PARLIAMENT STATE CAPTURE TRANSPORT May 3, 2023
When integrity fails: The networks linked to Eskom contracts . Image: Thabo Mokwena, YouTube / Matshela Koko, Eskom / Kusile, Flickr When integrity fails: The networks linked to Eskom contracts The Kusile corruption case shows former Eskom executive Matshela Ko... ACCOUNTABILITY CORRUPTION ESKOM GOVERNANCE STATE CAPTURE Mar 29, 2023
A Budget to fix the evils of poor governance: When will this change? . Image: Flickr/GovZA/OUTA A Budget to fix the evils of poor governance: When will this change? After years of promises, Budget 2023 has finally produced an Eskom debt solution and made a half-hearted... ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGET BUDGET SPEECH ESKOM POLITICAL PARTY FUNDING STATE CAPTURE Feb 23, 2023