Roads agency Sanral is using an award it received for its controversial e-tolling system to give the project legitimacy, the DA said on Wednesday. “For this … to be used as support for the building of toll roads, is just plain ludicrous,” Democratic Alliance MP Ian Ollis said in a statement
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The controversial e-tolling system has won an international award for technology, the roads agency Sanral said on Tuesday. “Sanral has just been announced as a winner of an international award for the excellence of its work,” spokesman Vusi Mona said. It was awarded the 2013 Toll
Motorists should get ready for e-tolling on Gauteng highways by obtaining e-tags, the roads agency Sanral said on Sunday. “With the introduction of e-tolling on some highways in Gauteng set to start in the near future, motorists should get their e-tags and register
The implementation of e-tolls on Gauteng highways is imminent, the transport department and the national roads agency said on Sunday. “There are a few steps left in this process, but the implementation of the e-toll system is well on its way
The national council of provinces (NCOP) has proposed an amendment which would give parliament more say in the determination of toll prices. Currently, the minister of transport has sole powers to determine toll fees and toll increases. This week, the
E-tolling on Gauteng roads will begin within the next two months, the roads agency Sanral said on Thursday. “What we are now waiting for is the completion of the parliamentary process, half of which is already done,” Sanral spokesman Vusi Mona said in a statement. “As soon as the national
After significant delays, in part caused by the complexity of managing a project involving three direct competitors, the National Long Distance (NLD) consortium has finally switched on its fibre-optic telecommunications networks between Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. The
Judge Louis Vorster had misinterpreted a section of the Sanral Act on public consultation to reach his ruling that e-tolling could proceed, the high court in Pretoria heard on Friday. Mike Maritz, for the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa), argued before Vorster that he had “erred fundamentally” in his interpretation
The high court in Pretoria will hear an application to appeal against e-tolling on Friday, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) said. “Outa remains committed to this case, which largely seeks to protect citizens’ constitutional rights, along with challenging the onerous, expensive, inefficient and cumbersome matters
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance has filed its appeal against e-tolls in the Pretoria high court, the organisation said on Wednesday. Chairman Musa Strachan said the application for leave to appeal was filed in court on Tuesday. “Outa members firmly believe that the grounds and merits of this