OUTA Podcasts

The cold-blooded hit on well-respected Bosasa and Gupta company liquidator Cloete Murray and his son Thomas has sent shockwaves through SA. What are the implications for the war on corruption? And what can we, the people of SA, do to ensure that corrupt politicians and others selling out our country, are held accountable? Hosted by Ilse Salzwedel. OUTA website

If you own property in Cape Town, your property valuation is about to increase. If you missed OUTA's Community Action Network’s (CAN) webinar on how to inspect the proposed new value and how to object if it you feel the increase is irrational (more than 10%), download here to listen. We also speak to two representatives of residents associations about successful pushback against local authorities. OUTA website

Tired of your municipality's lack of service delivery and crumbling infrastructure? OUTA created a digital platform that can assist communities to organise themselves into powerful organisations that can force real change in local government. Tim Tyrrell explains the workings of OUTA's Community Action Network (CAN). OUTA website

Adv Stefanie Fick and Brendan Slade explain why OUTA is challenging the state of disaster in court. They also unpack the state of Eskom and discuss possible solutions to the current energy crisis, as well as OUTA's court challenge to stop the Karpowership deal. OUTA website

If you own property in Johannesburg, your property valuation is about to increase. If you missed OUTA's Community Action Network’s (CAN) webinar on how to inspect the proposed new value and how to object if it you feel the increase is irrational (more than 10%), download here to listen. We also speak to two representatives of residents associations in Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg about successful pushback against local authorities. OUTA website

The National Assembly voted in favour of the current version of the Electoral Amendment Bill on 23 Feb 2023. President Ramaphosa has only 3 working days to either accept or reject this very important bill. OUTA's Rachel Fischer explains the implications of the latest developments. www.outa.co.za · OUTA website

Much of South Africa's water resources are under threat, and urgent intervention is needed to ensure that access to clean water doesn't become a bigger crisis than loadshedding. Dr. Ferrial Adam, manager of the OUTA initiative WaterCAN, explains how ordinary South Africans can get involved in this fight. OUTA website

Despite evidence to the contrary, Karpowerships are still being punted by some - including the minister of energy, Gwede Mantashe - as the solution to end loadshedding.OUTA's energy project manager Brendan Slade and energy expert Chris Yelland explains why this is not the case, and also gives an update on OUTA’s court challenge to stop NERSA and government to allow this irrational 20 year contract to go ahead. OUTA website

The state capture report exposed a deep rooted culture of corruption in SA. But, says OUTA's project manager Rudie Heyneke and Brendan Slade, legal project manager, regulatory bodies can and should play a much bigger role in the fight against corruption. They should protect the people of the country instead of their profession. OUTA website

OUTA's Concourt case on 15 November 2022 follows after the PTA High Court declared both the AARTO Act and the AARTO Amendment Act to be unconstitutional and invalid in February 2022. Andrea van Heerden explains why OUTA needed to approach Concourt on this matter. OUTA website