Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has promised a “smart province”, efficient service delivery and an end to e-tolls.
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Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has encouraged the public to report potholes on municipal and provincial roads using a newly launched app.
The e-toll payment compliance rate on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project has declined further and is now at 18% – its lowest level ever.
Cabinet has decided to scrap the electronic tolling of Gauteng’s freeways, Moneyweb reported on Monday, citing transport minister Fikile Mbalula.
Government has once again failed to make any pronouncement on the future of the controversial e-tolls scheme in Gauteng.
A final decision on the future of e-tolls on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project has still not been taken by government.
Roads agency Sanral reported an almost one-third slump in revenue from e-tolls in Gauteng in the financial year to end-March 2021.
Roads agency Sanral appears to be delaying the award of a tender for the management of e-toll collections until the government takes a decision on the future of e-tolls.
Acting minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said during a post-cabinet meeting media briefing on Thursday that a decision on the future of e-tolls has not yet been taken by cabinet.
South Africa is planning to scrap e-tolls in Gauteng, MEC for transport Jacob Mamabolo said. “They are being scrapped,” he said in an interview with SAfm.