The Gauteng e-toll project is teetering on the brink of total collapse, and the knives are out for Sanral CEO Nazir Alli who is blamed for the mess.<\/p>\n
The Sunday Independent reported that monthly e-toll collections have dropped to R60 million, far less than Sanral\u2019s monthly bond repayment of R260 million.<\/p>\n
The newspaper quoted sources close to the e-toll project, who said that the ANC is losing votes in protest over the e-toll system.<\/p>\n
Gauteng\u2019s e-toll project faced massive opposition from political parties<\/a><\/strong>, citizens<\/a><\/strong>, and organisations like the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0since it was announced a few years ago.<\/p>\n Even groups within the ANC, including the ANC Youth League and ANC Gauteng chairperson Paul Mashatile<\/a><\/strong>, have criticized e-tolls.<\/p>\n Mashatile said in 2014 that alternative ways needed to be found to fund the Gauteng freeway upgrade project.<\/p>\n Despite the outcry from these groups and individuals, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in May 2015 that e-tolling would remain in place.<\/p>\n Ramaphosa announced reduced rates<\/strong><\/a> to motorists, but this did little to calm the anger towards the project – and motorists still refuse to pay for e-tolls.<\/p>\n The full report is available in The Sunday Independent of 11 October 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n ANC Youth League wants e-tolls scrapped<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nMore on e-tolls<\/h3>\n