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Makhura to ask the president to ditch e-tolls
The Gauteng premier will engage with the president to find a ‘new and more equitable’ funding model for the expansion of Gauteng’s roads
Gauteng premier David Makhura says that he will engage President Cyril Ramaphosa on finding a “new and more equitable” funding model for e-tolls, which had added to the cost of living. Delivering his state of the province address in the legislature in Johannesburg on Monday, Makhura said that the e-toll system had failed in Gauteng. His announcement on engaging Ramaphosa on e-tolls was welcomed by opponents of the scheme, including ANC alliance partner Cosatu and the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa). The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) said that its e-toll collections remained dismal and off target. Sanral collected about R65m in an average month, when it should be collecting about R200m to meet its obligations, highlighting the extent of e-toll resistance. “The new dawn [of the Ramaphosa-led government] must also bring a solution to the protracted and unresolved problem of e-tolls,” Makhura said. “It is loud and clear for all to see that e-tolls have not w...
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