Gauteng SOPA: Will Makhura act on e-tolls?

Gauteng Premier David Makhura will deliver his State of the Province Address (SOPA) on Monday. On the minds of many motorists is the issue of e-tolls.

On Saturday, the ANC in Gauteng vowed to continue in its fight to have e-tolls scrapped.

The party says the government needs to come up with an alternative plan.

Wayne Duvenage from the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) says e-tolls are long overdue to be scrapped. The e-toll system was a huge mistake, I think they know that,” said Duvenage. They should make the decision to pull the plug.

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Source: eNCA