While the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) is still firm in its conviction to fight the e-tolling of Gauteng’s highways in court, the South African National Road Agency (Sanral) said that the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP)...
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...
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...
SANRAL will probably need another government bailout later this year if the Gauteng tolling dispute continues. “The minister of finance has indicated that another appropriation bill may be necessary,” said Andrew Donaldson, the National Treasury’s...
While government is prepared to listen to concerns, it is important not to lose sight of the rationale behind the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), which among other things is aimed at reducing congestion on the province’s roads,...
Holders of South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) bonds were “very concerned” about a possible further downgrade to the agency’s debt‚ according to Sanral CFO Inge Mulder. Their other major concern is what a long delay to...
Government’s plans to invest R3.2 trillion in economic infrastructure hinges on its ability to get citizens to buy into its vision, according to analysts who also highlighted the threat to government spending after e-tolling was blocked in Gauteng....
Holders of South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) bonds were “very concerned” about a possible further downgrade to the agency’s debt, according to SANRAL CFO, Inge Mulder. Investors were also concerned that a long delay to the implementation...
