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Magstripe card payments phased out on N3 toll route
Starting December 1, South Africans travelling on the N3 Toll Route must adapt to contactless payments as magstripe cards are phased out.
Sanral invests more than R27 billion on SA’s roads
Sanral reports that it is investing heavily in SA’s crumbling roads, but the agency is still calling on Johannesburg drivers to pay their e-toll debt.
Sanral reports almost R29 billion in credit losses as Jozi drivers fail to pay e-tolls debt
Sanral has been stressing that Johannesburg drivers fulfil their duty and pay their e-tolls debt.
EFF welcomes e-toll scrapping, urges motorists not to pay for cancelled debts
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Gauteng has expressed deep concerns regarding the unclear operational issues surrounding the scrapping of e-tolls in the province.
Outa disappointed Gauteng allowed itself to be roped into paying debt to Sanral
The Gauteng Provincial Government paid its first instalment of R20 billion debt to Sanral earlier this week.
Sanral welcomes e-toll payment by Gauteng provincial government
The provincial government will be paying R12 billion on the actual debt, R4 billion on the interest incurred, and R4 billion on maintenance, totalling R20 billion in debt.
Gauteng pays first instalment towards e-toll debt
Gauteng MEC for finance Lebogang Maile confirmed that as promised last Thursday, the province has paid its first instalment of R3. 8 billion towards the e-toll debt which was scrapped
Gauteng readies to pay first instalment of its e-toll debt
Maile indicated that he was ready to pay the first instalment of R3bn by next October 1.
GAUTENG FACES FINANCIAL RUIN
This stark admission contradicts Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s assurances of Gauteng’s financial health while the provincial government is gearing up to pay a whopping R20 billion to the SA National Roads Agency (SANRAL) to settle the e-toll debt.
State of Province Address: Panyaza Lesufi talks up Gauteng’s gains against crime, e-tolls and load shedding
Lesufi reiterated his commitment to creating jobs, dealing decisively with corruption and crime, constantly keeping the lights and water on as well as beefing up security measures.
‘Nah, we still won’t pay e-tolls debt’: AfriForum says it will take up court case if Sanral presses any motorist
AfriForum said it can only assist motorists who never made an undertaking, in the form of a signed contract, indicating their willingness to pay for the e-tolls.
The rise and fall of the infamous e-tolls in Gauteng
The now scrapped and costly electronic tolling system was implemented despite public outcry and court battles from different organisations.
E-Tolls officially switched off in Gauteng
Chikunga said the e-toll gantries would now be used as speed traps, as well as monitoring highways to capture stolen vehicles and cloned plate numbers.
E-tolls regime scrapped, but motorists still have to pay outstanding bills
E-tolls will be permanently scrapped from Friday, but motorists will still be expected to pay their outstanding debts.
E-toll beeps will officially come to an end on Friday
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga provided an update in Pretoria on future plans following the decision by the national government to officially scrap e-tolls in Gauteng.
ActionSA criticises ANC’s fuel price hike following e-toll scrapping
In a bold denouncement of the ANC's recent actions, ActionSA has raised serious concerns regarding the timing and implications of the government's decision to announce a fuel price hike mere hours after the gazetted scrapping of e-tolls.
End of e-tolls signed, sealed and delivered
This comes after Lesufi, during his State of the Province address on February 19, announced plans to put an end to e-tolls. He promised that switching off the e-toll gantries would begin by no later than March 31.
Confusion over as government finally decides to scrap e-tolls
The e-toll scheme has been a matter of discontent for civil organisations and thousands of Gauteng motorists, who have been opposing it since the first e-toll gantries since switched on in December 2013.
End of the road for e-tolls! Government confirms delink from next month
Government is set to officially delink e-tolls from gantries across Gauteng, signalling the end of the system that has drawn much criticism since it was first implemented in 2013.
No one wants to take responsibility for the scrapping of e-tolls
Godongwana announced the end of e-tolls, saying an alternative funding mechanism would be implemented to address the financing of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) debt, which involved state-allocated funds
Scrapping of e-tolls to become reality soon, say MEC and premier
Mamabolo made the revelation while delivering the provincial budget earlier this week, while Lesufi made this announcement via the X media platform on Tuesday.
OUTA, DA and Rise Mzansi threaten Premier over e-tolls
Premier’s office denies Lesufi misled the public.
RISE Mzansi calls for end to e-tolls or Lesufi to resign
The Rise Mzansi political party has called for Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi to “switch off” e-tolls by the end of March or else he should resign from the job.
E-tolls victory proof of the power of a united voice
It remains unclear what will happen to the Sanral debt as well as motorists and corporates who had been paying their e-toll fees over the years. But hey, every revolution has casualties.
Scrapping of e-tolls a ‘done deal’, says Lesufi
This comes after similar statements were made in October 2022 after Lesufi pronounced on the scrapping of the e-tolls shortly after Godongwana’s 2022 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement.