Political divisions have resurrected debate over whether it is fair to pay for Gauteng’s e-tolls through the fuel levy
Premier David Makhura has repeatedly called for e-tolls to be scrapped but has not given a plan in the last three State of the Province Addresses
It has emerged that Sanral struggled to raise the R20.6-billion budgeted e-toll revenue
The road agency’s debt is mounting rapidly and is six times greater than it was in 2007.
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance has urged the public to respond to the Gazette before the 6 January 2016 cutoff date.
The high court in Cape Town has set aside the national road agency’s decision to toll highways in the Western Cape.
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters revealed in the National Assembly that the Ekurhuleni metropolitan municipality alone owes Sanral about R1.8-million.
The Economic Freedom Fighters have rejected the latest amendments to the e-tolling system, saying the borders infringe on freedom of movement.
Motorists will have to settle their outstanding toll debts before being issued new annual car licence discs.
Road users in Gauteng will pay up to 50% less a month in toll fees, according to Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.
An appeal court ruling shows how comparative law can go against the tenets of our democracy.
The agency’s toll road fight with Cape Town has led to a clampdown on access to court papers.
While Gauteng’s ANC had praise and glory for Premier David Makhura’s State of the Province Address, opposition parties weren’t impressed.
In what’s said to be the first case of its kind, Stoyan Hristov Stoychev faces nearly 2000 charges, including using false plates and avoiding e-tolls.
The road agency’s woes continue to mount with the ANC itself now divided over e-tolling.
The province’s ANC has adopted a stance similar to that of civil action group Outa and the Democratic Alliance over the contentious e-toll system.
ANC Gauteng chairperson Paul Mashatile, has declared war against roads agency Sanral, saying it could not tell politicians how to do their work.
Speaking to the advisory panel on the socio-economic impact of e-tolls, Cosatu’s Dumisani Dakile says e-tolls "will perpetuate exclusion in society".
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has asked that the prosecution of non-paying e-toll users be halted for now.
The NPA has assigned prosecutors establish whether the activities by some motorists constitute an offence in terms of the Sanral Act.
