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?