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The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance has derided minister of transport Dipuo Peters’ report on statistics showing an increase in e-toll collections. According to Outa, Peters’ comparison of e-toll collections for May and June with the preceding

Roads agency Sanral’s inability to enforce the e-toll policy in Gauteng and growing public anger and civil disobedience have resulted in monthly e-toll revenue collection of about R60m by the end of February 2015, with not even 23% of users paying for the use of the

Elements of the Gauteng e-toll system must be reviewed, Gauteng premier David Makhura announced on Thursday. These elements related to the affordability, sustainability and administration

Recent statements about e-tolls reportedly made by Gauteng transport MEC Ismail Vadi, while positive, are causing confusion, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) said on Tuesday. “In the statement made by the Sunday Independent, Vadi suggests that e-tolls should be replaced by more efficient

Roads agency Sanral is fabricating e-tag sales figures, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) said on Wednesday. Outa claims Sanral has sold less than half of the number of e-tags than it claims it has. “Based on a statistically sound sample size, Outa’s research shows that

Roads agency Sanral has rejected claims by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) that it was fabricating e-tag sales figures. “The e-tag sales figures we have released are accurate,” Sanral said in a statement on Thursday. “As a state-owned entity, everything we do is subject to audit processes

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

Government’s plan to slash official perks is welcome, but more needs to be done to ensure tax money stays in the country, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) said on Friday. “Astounding to Outa is the fact that e-tolls will enrich a foreign company with more

Money collected from e-tolling in Gauteng will not go overseas, roads agency Sanral said on Wednesday. “Of course, everyone is now jumping on the political bandwagon that once e-tolling commences, all the collected monies will be going overseas. This is simply not true,” spokesman Vusi Mona said in a statement

The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) will appeal against a court ruling that thwarted its bid to have e-tolls in Gauteng scrapped, it said on Monday evening. “We will be appealing the e-toll judgment,” chairman Wayne Duvenage said. On 13 December, the high court in Pretoria dismissed