By Ragheema Mclean Last week, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) released an investigative report, accompanied by two leaked recordings, which claim that the Higher Education Minister, Blade Nzimande, the National Student Financial Aid (NSFAS) Board Chairperson, Ernest Khosa, as well as the South African Communist Party (SACP), received kickbacks.[…]
By Kouthar Sambo The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) board has dismissed the scheme’s CEO, Andile Nongogo, amidst a scandal involving R47-billion-rand in payments. This comes after an investigation uncovered several irregularities, including Nongogo’s selection of four companies to make direct payments to approximately 1.1 million students, bypassing the[…]
The Constitutional Court is expected to hand down judgment on Wednesday on the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act and the AARTO Amendment Act. The Organisation Against Tax Abuse (Outa) has challenged the introduction of a new strict demerit system for traffic infringements. This follows last year’s high court[…]
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) says it will be bringing an urgent application against the government to overturn the National State of Disaster in connection with the electricity supply constraints. This comes after the Presidency declared a National State of Disaster and announced that the government seeks to appoint a minister of electricity,[…]
NATIONAL The Constitutional Court will on Tuesday hear an application by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) for the confirmation of an order made by the High Court in Pretoria, declaring the AARTO Act and the Amendment Act unconstitutional and invalid. The High Court handed down its judgment earlier this[…]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis President Cyril Ramaphosa has withdrawn the new ministerial handbook. This follows public outrage over new perks to ministers and their deputies, which would see them enjoying free water and electricity at their official residences. Briefing the media yesterday, spokesperson Vincent Magwenya, highlighted that the president acknowledges[…]
LOCAL The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) will on Wednesday demonstrate outside the Gauteng Health Department to demand what they call real action against all implicated by slain Babita Deokaran. Gauteng Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi has refuted reports that assassinated whistleblower Deokaran, who was Chief Director of Financial Accounting in[…]
While President Ramaphosa has stated that “the government has taken “far-reaching and necessary decisions to ensure the sustainable security of energy supply”, an energy expert told VOC that even after solutions are in place load shedding is likely to continue for an additional five years after implementation. The power utility’s[…]
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has lashed out at state arms firm Denel in its first submission to the state capture inquiry. Outa said its submission aims to outline how appointees under former president Jacob Zuma’s administration allegedly manipulated policies in the interests of themselves or the Gupta family.[…]
The Department of Home Affairs’ deputy director general of immigration services has denied any knowledge of corruption relating to the issuing of the Gupta dynasty’s visas to stay in South Africa, as alleged in the GuptaLeaks emails. “I did not know anything, except of course what I have read in[…]
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