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Today National Treasury announced it is bailing out the failed Ithala state-owned company (SOC) with R2.2 billion and OUTA is concerned. Ithala SOC Ltd is an entity wholly owned by the Ithala Development Finance Corporation Ltd (Ithala DFC) which, in turn, is an SOC wholly owned by the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government, managed through the KZN …
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has reviewed the Association of Municipal Electricity Utilities’ (AMEUs) recent position paper on safety compliance for Small-Scale Embedded Generation installations under 1 MVA. Public and electrical workers’ safety is non-negotiable. However, the AMEU paper unfortunately contains several incorrect interpretations of legislation and introduces requirements that fall well outside the …
The 2025 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) presented by Minister Enoch Godongwana is one of the better statements produced by the Ministry of Finance in many years. It reflects encouraging signs of an improving economic environment, with stronger revenue collections, a reduced debt-to-GDP ratio, and savings on debt-service costs showing indications of stabilisation and a …
Former CEO and director the City of Joburg Property Company (JPC) Helen Botes says she did nothing wrong at JPC and, if she did, it was as the CEO and not as a director. Botes said this in her plea outlining her defence in response to OUTA’s legal action against her, which calls on the …
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes government’s recognition that the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) system is not ready for implementation, following Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy’s announcement that the rollout will be postponed to July 2026. “This delay was inevitable,” says OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage. “AARTO was never ready, not in …
Today OUTA releases its 7th annual Parliamentary Oversight Report, titled The Review Nobody Escapes. The 2025 edition shines a bright, persistent light on how effectively South Africa’s 7th Parliament is fulfilling its constitutional duty to hold the executive to account. This year’s report draws on insights derived from the ParliMeter dashboard, developed by OUTA, the Parliamentary …
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes Eskom’s decision to ease the costly red tape around residential solar and battery energy systems, which is a long-overdue step toward less onerous conditions pertaining to the registration process required by Eskom. Until now, Eskom required all small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) systems – including hybrid, standby and back-up solar …
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) expresses its deep disappointment in the decision by the Minister of Higher Education, Buti Manamela, to reappoint Gugu Mkhize as Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (Inseta) for a further five-year term. OUTA believes the Minister has erred in reappointing Mkhize, given the serious …
OUTA says the raids on suspended Deputy Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya and Tembisa Hospital tender mogul Hangwani Maumela expose a state hollowed out by corruption from policing to procurement, and demands urgent reform of South Africa’s justice institutions. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) notes the two major law enforcement operations currently unfolding in South …
OUTA is going to court to get the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) changed so that “delinquent director” actions may be brought against malfeasant members of boards of all state-owned entities (SOEs), not only of those SOEs registered as companies. The Companies Act, which enables delinquent-director actions, applies only to entities which are registered companies. …
The SIU interim report on their investigations on Tembisa Hospital, reveals a culture of fraud, corruption and racketeering, where looters stole enough public funds to run that hospital for more than a year, but only one person tried to stop them. The SIU found nine syndicates that looted Tembisa Hospital of R2.043 billion. OUTA wants …
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has filed legal action against the South African National Roads Agency Ltd (SANRAL) and three ministers, asking the high court to declare that SANRAL has abandoned the collection of the outstanding e-toll debts. The action was filed in the Pretoria High Court on 20 August 2025 as case number 2025-142155. …
City of Joburg council formally repeals the by-law that extended the City’s control over residents’ private CCTV cameras. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes the City of Johannesburg’s decision to repeal its controversial CCTV by-law. This comes after OUTA and the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) both launched legal challenges to stop the …
The former CEO of the City of Joburg Property Company (JPC), Helen Botes, has formally notified OUTA that she intends to defend the organisation’s application to have her declared as a delinquent director. “We’ll see you in court,” says Advocate Stefanie Fick, OUTA Executive Director. OUTA lodged a case in the Johannesburg High Court on …
This private MP’s bill aims to save us at least R287m a year, which OUTA believes would be better spent elsewhere. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) supports the Constitution Twenty-Second Amendment Bill, 2025, a private Member’s bill being sponsored by MP Athol Trollip of ActionSA, which seeks to abolish the costly office of deputy …
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says the Minister of Higher Education and Training’s decision to place three of the sector education and training authorities (SETAs) under administration is a sign of how deep the rot runs – but this is not a solution on its own. Unless credible boards and ethical CEOs are appointed …
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is outraged by Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille’s decision to dissolve the South African Tourism (SAT) board. This action is nothing short of gross political interference and represents a direct assault on governance and accountability within a state entity. The SAT board had acted within its mandate and …
“Good governance demands swift and transparent action when red flags are raised,” says OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is concerned by Minister Patricia de Lille’s failure to act decisively in the governance crisis unfolding at South African Tourism (SAT). Following the resignation of SAT chairperson Professor Gregory Davids at the end …
A constructive meeting between OUTA and Eskom Distribution management was held on Friday 8 August 2025, in respect of compliance and registration requirements for low-voltage solar PV and battery energy storage (BES) systems installed in homes and businesses throughout South Africa. At the meeting it was clear to both parties that Eskom Distribution is still …
After three years OUTA has won a Pretoria High Court order declaring Karpowership licences invalid and overturned. The Pretoria High Court granted the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) an order ruling that the three Karpowership electricity generation licences issued are invalid and overturned them. The licences were issued by the National Energy Regulator of South …
OUTA’s investigations into SETAs raise concerns over lack of value for both taxpayers and unemployed youth. Bid files left on the floor. Tenders cancelled because specifications were changed. Tenders awarded to businesses that didn’t bid. Multiple investigations and a report kept secret. Staff suspended and removed for resisting corrupt or improper transactions. Staff too afraid …
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) notes the appointment of Buti Manamela as the new Minister of Higher Education, following the removal of Minister Nobuhle Nkabane. While Minister Manamela brings years of experience to the role, having served as a deputy minister in various portfolios since 2014, his long-standing presence within the Higher Education ministry …
The Johannesburg High Court has ruled that former NSFAS chair Ernest Khosa did not have a right to pre-publication comment before OUTA published a report implicating him in corruption The High Court in Johannesburg has dismissed an application brought by Ernest Khosa, the former chairperson of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) against the …
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) welcomes Minister Barbara Creecy’s decision to dissolve the Road Accident Fund (RAF) board, the latest in a string of accountability moves within the Department of Transport. This follows the suspension of RAF CEO Collins Letsoalo in June, along with a series of high-level suspensions and interventions at other entities …