Minister Mbalula and Premier Makhura must come clean about the true state of e-Tolls in Gauteng

8 August 2022

It is high time that once and for all, the Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula and Premier David Makhura come clean about the future of e-Tolls in Gauteng. 

Earlier this week, the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL), once again put out a tender for new contractors to manage the Gauteng e-Tolling system. 

According to the tender document a contractor is needed for the next six to eight years to run the open road tolling system in the province. 

This indicates that e-Tolls will not be scrapped anytime soon, and Gauteng residents have just been strung along by the Minister of Transport and Premier Makhura. 

Since its inception in 2013, the residents of this province have been against e-Tolls as it was a system that was imposed on them without due process being followed. 

The rise in inflation and the cost of basic necessities is putting a huge strain on our residents and now, added to this, they need to pay for e-Tolls. 

The DA is once again demanding that all the proposed plans for e-Tolls in this province be shared with the public so that they know exactly what will happen with this unwanted system.

Issued by Fred Nel, DA Gauteng Shadow MEC for Roads and Transport, 8 August 2022