Makhura's E-tolls Review Panel is a publicity stunt
Gauteng Premier David Makhura's announcement of the Gauteng Provincial Government review of the E-tolls system is nothing more than a public relations stunt.
The E-tolls system is governed by national legislation, therefore the only body that is empowered to legitimately review the system and make pronouncements on its future, is Parliament, through the Portfolio Committee on Transport.
For this reason, on Monday of this week, the DA Shadow Minister of Transport Manny de Freitas MP and I stated that the review panel must be a Parliamentary Committee.
It is unclear why Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has remained silent on this matter, while Premier Makhura continues with this charade.
The DA now calls for the Minister to show leadership, and support the need for the review of E-tolls to take place in Parliament.