This week, e-tolling began on highways upgraded as part of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project despite ongoing resistance from political organisations, business, labour and the public. The cost of the 185km project increased by 222% from R6,4bn in 2006. Within
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The ANC called on motorists on Tuesday to register for their e-toll accounts to take advantage of the benefits offered to registered users. The benefits of being registered included discounted rates for frequent users, spokesman Jackson Mthembu said
The implementation of e-tolls on Gauteng’s highways met with mixed reaction on Tuesday when the controversial project started at midnight. Inkatha Freedom Party Gauteng caucus leader Bonginkosi Dhlamini said the party cried for the 2,5m road users in the province
The long-awaited electronic tolling system on Gauteng’s highways was expected to go live at midnight on Monday. This follows several years of delays due to court challenges and a public outcry. On Monday, an application by the Freedom
At least 21 000 motorists have bought their e-tags just after the commencement date of Gauteng’s electronic-tolling system was announced, the transport department said on Sunday. “In the midst of anti-tolling campaigns, motorists have still gone out in their numbers to prove that they are
An offer by legal firm Findlay & Niemeyer Inc to defend the first non-compliant e-toll road user borders on incitement, Sake24 reported on Tuesday. This is according to Patrick Bracher, a director at the legal firm Norton Rose Fulbright. He said the offer
Roads agency Sanral is expecting smooth revenue collection through e-tolling, transport minister Dipuo Peters said on Sunday. “The system is ready. We expect a smooth process from 3 December,” Peters told media at a briefing on the e-tolling system’s readiness. The briefing took
Motorists are expected to pay within seven days after receiving e-toll bills or they would be handed over to debt collectors, Sanral chief executive Nazir Alli said on Sunday. “There are incentives included within the debt collection process that includes registering and getting an e-tag,” Alli
There was only one exception to the misery with which the arrival of e-tolling on Gauteng highways was greeted on Wednesday. This came from roads agency Sanral, which described the development as good news. “We now have certainty as to when tolling on the inner
The e-tolling of Gauteng’s highways will begin on 3 December, transport minister Dipuo Peters said on Wednesday. “Tolling should start then,” she told reporters in Pretoria. She said those without tags would pay double the amount, and would not benefit from