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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big questions about Eskom's free solar registration deadline

    Big questions about Eskom's free solar registration deadline Eskom has refused to provide an update on the extension of its free registration period for home and small-business rooftop solar power systems, which is set to end early next week. To improve the registration rate of small-scale...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom's solar registration fee exemption deadline closing in

    Eskom's solar registration fee exemption deadline closing in There are fewer than 2 weeks left before Eskom's free registration offer for rooftop solar power systems expires. Eskom and many municipalities require households and businesses with sub-100kW grid-tied and hybrid solar power...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom walks back threats against unregistered solar panel users in South Africa

    Eskom walks back threats against unregistered solar panel users in South Africa Eskom has walked back earlier threats to cut off and fine its direct customers who fail to register their solar power systems. However, it is still demanding compliance. In response, energy analyst Chris Yelland...
  5. RedViking

    MASSIVE harassment from SABC TV LICENCE a BIG BLOW towards wrong person

    These incompetent clowns do not stop calling me and sending sms's but I am not the person they are referring to. Someone used my number to register their licence which they are obviously not paying. I have informed the clowns to stop harassing me with calls and sms's as I am not the person they...
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    • africa national congress dark clouds important kiss goodbye massive outa south african broadcasting corporation (sabc) under siege warning wayne duvenage
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    • Forum: TV & Streaming Services - DSTV, VoD, etc
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Lesufi's number plate lie

    Lesufi's number plate lie Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi's claim that cars spending over 30 days a month in the province need to have GP number plates is false. The Gauteng Provincial Government launched a six-month pilot of the "smart" number plates last week, over two and half years after...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Driving licence card backlog problem

    Driving licence card backlog problem The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has warned that it will take 40 to 53 days to clear the backlog of applications after South Africa’s only driving licence card printer broke down. This was the 160th time the printer had broken down, based on a...
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    How OUTA exposed R898 million “tender manipulation” by French multinational

    How OUTA exposed R898 million “tender manipulation” by French multinational A French multinational company has become embroiled in a third tender controversy, this time to produce “smart driving licence cards” at an inflated cost of R898,597 million - nearly double the budget. In this...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nail in the coffin for e-tolls — Shutdown date announced

    Nail in the coffin for e-tolls — Shutdown date announced The official shutdown date for e-tolls in Gauteng has been confirmed, just more than a decade after the much-abhorred system first came into use. The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has published a government gazette...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    How much more you are coughing up per tank of petrol — 2013 vs 2023

    How much more you are coughing up per tank of petrol — 2013 vs 2023 South African motorists are paying as much as R990.40 more to fill their tank in October 2023 than they were 10 years ago. While the government's taxes on a litre of fuel are partially to blame, the most significant increases...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
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    • brent crude oil dollar to rand exchange rate fuel prices fuel taxes oil prices outa petrol prices taxes wayne duvenage
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Afriforum begins court battle over 5-year licence card validity

    Afriforum begins court battle over 5-year licence card validity The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria heard Afriforum's legal application calling for the scrapping of the five-year validity periods on South Africa's driver's licence cards on Monday, 7 August 2023. The civil rights...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Just extend licence card expiry period already — Outa

    Just extend licence card expiry period already — Outa The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) believes extending driver's licence card validity periods to eight years is a step in the right direction but isn't happy with the minister's approach to passing the necessary legislation. Transport...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    How South Africans could be paying R330 less for a tank of petrol

    How South Africans could be paying R330 less for a tank of petrol The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy recently increased South Africa’s fuel prices, hiking petrol by 75c per litre. This has driven the price of unleaded 93-octane petrol to R20.07 per litre, while unleaded 95-octane...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    R250 driver's licence online booking slot fee explained

    R250 driver's licence online booking slot fee explained The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has clarified that a new online booking fee of R250 to secure a driver's licence renewal slot includes the licence card issuing fee. This comes after civil action group Outa slammed the...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom must ban corrupt companies - Outa

    Eskom must ban corrupt companies - Outa Outa CEO Wayne Duvenage said it is a mistake for Eskom to continue to do business with companies found guilty of corruption. Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha confirmed that they continue to do business with companies that had to pay back the...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    OUTA says paying for e-toll is funding a corrupt scheme

    OUTA says paying for e-toll is funding a corrupt scheme South African motorists and vehicle owners who continue to pay their e-toll bills are effectively funding a corrupt scheme. This is according to Wayne Duvenage, CEO of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse OUTA, who recently spoke to...
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    Scrap TV licence fees in South Africa – Outa

    Scrap TV licence fees in South Africa – Outa The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has called for the scrapping of TV licences, arguing this funding model for the SABC has failed. This formed part of Outa’s feedback on the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies’ Draft White...
  18. Newsfeed

    Treason charges filed against Faith Muthambi

    Treason charges filed against Faith Muthambi OUTA has laid treason charges against former Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi.
  19. Kevin Lancaster

    74% of e-toll income is paid to Austrian company – Outa

    74% of e-toll income is paid to Austrian company – Outa Outa has stated that 74% of e-toll income is paid to the Austrian e-toll collection company ETC.
  20. Kevin Lancaster

    Fight to have thousands of traffic fines in South Africa withdrawn

    Fight to have thousands of traffic fines in South Africa withdrawn OUTA is pursuing legal avenues which will compel the RTIA and relevant metros to withdraw all unlawfully-processed traffic fines.
  21. Kevin Lancaster

    The fight against paying TV Licences in South Africa

    The fight against paying TV Licences in South Africa The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) said it is challenging both the need to pay your TV Licence and the methods the broadcaster is employing to collect outstanding fees.
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