The e-toll system was meant to be scrapped on 31 December 2022, but the Gauteng government says this has been delayed into the new year.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the provincial government explained that an agreement with National Treasury had not yet been concluded to support the deactivation of e-tolls. "… 31 December 2022, was pencilled as the day to deactivate the e-tolls billing system. However, due to the need to finalise key components of the MOU between the national government and the provincial government, the matter will be finalised in the new year ," the statement read.
The SA National Road Agency has struggled to recover costs of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project through e-tolls with many motorists failing to pay them. The e-tolls also faced opposition from civil society groups like OUTA and labour federation Cosatu. This ultimatelyLast year, at the tabling of the medium-term budget policy statement, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced that government would take on 70% of Sanral's debt while the province would take on 30%.
_Business This government can only sit, eat, drink and plan. They have no ability to implement
_Business MbalulaFikile I’ve heard about scrapping of Etolls since 2018 and you still have not. Wa pallwa lwena ntate, 4 years yonke?
_Business Who cares!
_Business What utter kak! It don't take time to stop. Just fukken stop man!
_Business Now why am I not surprised? Let's see ... Gauteng government is ... ANC ... Ahhh, that's why I'm not surprised!
_Business Can someone tell Lesufi that Orania have e-tolls. The gantries in GP will removed within 24hrs.
_Business & when exactly is not discussed 😊
_Business Doesn’t matter. Haven’t paid a cent.
perhaps GP Govt are looking to push etolls on commuters by another name or institute an additional tax /fuel levy for gauteng. As residents we must reject this outright. outasa were looking into the whole funding to establish why so much more is owed? R we being robbed again?
_Business They should keep it..they are the only lights that work in Gauteng..
_Business It's never going to be scrapped. Wake-up, it's an integral part of the A21 Program. It's there for the Smart Cities, & to reduce your freedom of movement, based upon your Social Credit Score. If you haven't worked this out by now, welll then....
_Business No more schools to rush to to defend hair, now concerning himself with Orania where things work and not doing what he is supposed to do.
_Business so undecisive with everything
_Business Leschoolfees needs time to make an entrance & save the day. With a brown envelope in his hand.
_Business We should turn right, but the ANC turns left. They just cant get it right.
_Business CapeIndependence is coming
_Business Useless premier he still wants to fill his pocket
_Business Lol
_Business the madness in our government choosing saterday,sure udenge buyathengiswa nowadays