The deputy general-secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP) Jeremy Cronin on Wednesday said, the fact that the Transport Ministry will not start more e-tolling projects is evidence of the party’s power in government. Cronin was...
Debates about alternative ways of covering the costs of e-tolling incurred by the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) are continuing. On Monday evening at a South African Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice) panel discussion on all...
In what appears to be a major change in the Gauteng ANC’s policy on e-tolling, the ruling party in South Africa’s economic powerhouse says consideration should be given to raising the fuel levy as “an interim measure” to pay...
If the SA National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) could not pay its debt due to opposition to e-tolls for the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project, borrowing by other parastatals could be jeopardised, Transnet chief executive Brian Molefe cautioned...
Government and the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) will continue consultations on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) with a view to finding a solution, the parties said in a joint statement on Thursday. Deputy President...
Government and the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) have agreed to continue consulting with each other on the Gauteng freeway improvement project. Following a meeting between Deputy President, Kgalema Motlanthe, and OUTA chairman, Wayne...
Government and parties opposed to the e-tolling of Gauteng’s freeways have agreed to a follow-up meeting to discuss various issues regarding the project, as part of finding an amicable solution. The Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Gauteng...
The costs of the first phase of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) have increased significantly to almost R90bn, ITWeb Financial reported. Democratic Alliance Gauteng transport spokesperson Neil Campbell said the entire project, not...
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan tells Parliament the global economic environment remains weak, with risks relating in particular to the situation in the euro zone. South Africa is living through “dangerous times” and faces...
