E-toll ads costing SA millions: DA
Sanral’s advertising expenditure has almost tripled over the past 2 years in a bid to push its e-toll “propaganda”, the DA says.
The imminent collapse and inability of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (Aarto) to collect fines from errant motorists could see the collapse of the e-tolling system even before it starts.
The Star yesterday revealed how Aarto is imploding because, among others...
The Democratic Alliance, the official opposition, has welcomed the postponement of the debate on the controversial e-tolling bill in the National Council of Provinces.
The Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill will pave the way for users to be charged electronically to use roads...
Cosatu has vowed to take to Gauteng's highways later this month to protest against e-tolling and labour brokers.
The union federation had held discussions with both the Gauteng and national government in an attempt to persuade them to ban labour brokers and scrap e-tolls, Congress of SA Trade...
E-tolling on Gauteng roads will begin within the next two months, the SA National Roads Agency Limited (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...
Several Western Cape mayors vowed on Thursday to join the fight against e-tolling in the province.
"We, the mayors of the DA-led municipalities of Stellenbosch, Theewaterskloof, Drakenstein, Breede Valley, and the Winelands District want to express our unconditional opposition to Sanral's...
The Gauteng provincial legislature accepted a memorandum from the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Monday, the office of the speaker said.
Cosatu held a picket outside the legislature during premier Nomvula Mokonyane's state-of-the-province address, related to e-tolls and other issues...
E-tolls: outcry over tariffs, not tolls
Vincent Maleka, senior council for the transport department, said that the public outcry over the e-tolling system is related to the tariffs, and not the tolls themselves
E-toll costs were known: lawyer
David Unterhalter, a lawyer representing Sanral, has said that the e-toll user-pay system was about known since construction began, with no concerns raised until the tariffs were released