Mamabolo backtracks on premature announcement about scrapping of e-tolls
The Gauteng government awaits the final decision on the scrapping of the controversial e-toll system. This follows a premature announcement by Gauteng Transport and Roads Infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo on SAfm on Thursday that e-tolls would be scrapped. However, Mamabolo later issued a statement clarifying the issue and stating that his comments on the matter were distorted in the SAfm report, which construed him to mean that e-tolls had been scrapped. In the interview, Mamabolo was heard saying: Theyve been scrapped. The people of Gauteng should not be burdened with paying for national roads that serve all of us, that serve neighbouring states, that serve the whole economy of our country that is unfair to leave it to the people of Gauteng. Further elaborating on the comments he had made earlier, Mamabolo said the provincial government had been tasked with the e-toll matter with a view to opposing its implementation in the province. He added that the provincial government was now eagerly awaiting the announcement by the national government on the future of e-tolls.
Mamabolo backtracks on premature announcement about scrapping of e-tolls
The Gauteng government awaits the final decision on the scrapping of the controversial e-toll system. This follows a premature announcement by Gauteng Transport and Roads Infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo on SAfm on Thursday that e-tolls would be scrapped. However, Mamabolo later issued a statement clarifying the issue and stating that his comments on the matter were distorted in the SAfm report, which construed him to mean that e-tolls had been scrapped. In the interview, Mamabolo was heard saying: Theyve been scrapped. The people of Gauteng should not be burdened with paying for national roads that serve all of us, that serve neighbouring states, that serve the whole economy of our country that is unfair to leave it to the people of Gauteng. Further elaborating on the comments he had made earlier, Mamabolo said the provincial government had been tasked with the e-toll matter with a view to opposing its implementation in the province. He added that the provincial government was now eagerly awaiting the announcement by the national government on the future of e-tolls.