E-Tolls Will go ahead..

E-Tolls Will go ahead..

Government has made it clear that no matter how unhappy motorists are about the activation of e-tolls not much can be done to stop the proceedings. President Jacob Zuma said "E-tolls will go ahead" although communication has not been very effective. 

Head of communications at the GEPF, Khaya Buthelezi, says it is not entirely true that if e-tolling gets scrapped government will have to bail out the civil servants' pension fund.

“The matter from our side as an investor is very simple. When we purchase bonds in the capital market they are guaranteed. In this case, they are guaranteed by government irrespective of the e-tolls. We did not invest in the Gauteng e-tolls. We invested in Sanral.”

He further explains that the reason for the large investment in one entity is that up until last year the GEPF wasn't allowed to invest offshore

The SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) is scheduled to meet the DA to discuss Gauteng’s e-tolls in a hearing with the National Consumer Commission (NCC) on Wednesday (11 April 2012)

Sanral  stated that Motorists are not obliged to buy an e-tag to travel on Gauteng highways.“Sanral would like to clarify that it is not compulsory for road users to buy an e-tag for Gauteng e-tolling. Registering with an e-tag is optional,” the SA National Roads Agency Limited said yesterday.

I guess all that's left is for us to see whether this system will be active and how it will change people's financial statuses. necersarry finicial arrangements will have to be done in order for motorists to be able to afford toll payments and petrol prices

e-toll Saga continues

E-TOLL SAGA CONTINUES...

We are almost approaching the end of April and the e-tolling system which was supposed to be effective by now is still on hold.  Motorists are still anti- e-tolls because this system will put financial strain on most people. On Wednesday the price of petrol increased with 71cents per litre, petrol will now cost R11.94. Motorists travelling from PTA- JHB and vice versa have to deal with the constant fuel increases as if this isn’t bad enough they now have to budget for E-toll payments.

Our national Government hasn’t been using correct communication methods to in form the public about  how the implementation of e-tolls will affect them.  Government is not willing to consider views and concerns which are being brought forward by motorists who travel on these routes where e-tolls are to be implemented.  It would put the public at ease if they where being kept informed regarding agreements and decisions which government intends to make.

Those who are affected by this are doing all they can to show government how seriously unhappy they are about the implementation of e-tolls. Drastic measures such as  Strikes, petitions and court applications to name a few have been done in order to put emphasize on how motorists feel about this matter. 

It is unfair when a nations Government tries to force an unjust and unfavored decision into being. Share your views regarding this matter.

E- Tolling strike

Solidarity says about 30 200 South Africans voiced their protest against the introduction of e-tolling in Gauteng


On Wednesday 7th March Congress of SA Trade Union's (Cosatu) and other Gauteng protestors embarked on a national strike in protest of E-tolling system and labour broking. Democratic Alliance spokesperson on transportation at the City of Johannesburg, Nico de Jager, says politicians should be lobbying for the changing of the Act that will allow for the fuel levy to be ring-fenced for general maintenance and road infrastructure upkeep as was intended, instead of the fuel levy being utilised to boost the general fiscus, without any real alternative to private car use in the form of reliable public transport.

Should this system be effective  many people will rely on Public transport. It is unfair that Gauteng motorists have to put up with constant Fuel increase prices, now they have the E-tolling system to deal with.

Government on the other hand is not prepared to hear the Public's views and concerns regarding this matter. Government has made a decision and government is going to proceed to implement that decision," Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane told journalists.
Protesters marched countrywide calling on the government to scrap plans to toll major roads around Johannesburg from next month.

To you think the Governemt is communicating effectively to the Masses about this issue and using the correct communication channels to do so?