Chikunga Sets Official Date and Time for Scrapping of E-Tolls in Gauteng

Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga confirmed on Wednesday that e-tolls in Gauteng will finally be shut down by Thursday at midnight. According to EWN, she declared that no toll charges would be extended to road users plying the Gauteng e-toll routes.

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Chikunga revealed that the gantries will not be removed but used for crime-fighting initiatives. In 2013, SANRAL initiated the e-toll system to satisfy its debt-servicing needs, which followed the Gauteng freeway upgrading project.

It has been an absolute mess for the motorists from the province.

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