E-tolls fight must go to the ballot box

Today's Supreme Court of Appeals ruling that e-tolling may go ahead is not the end of the road.

If elected Gauteng Premier, I pledge to do everything possible to stop e-tolling in its tracks. 

Our legal team are currently exploring all options available to us should we win Gauteng in the 2014 elections.

The DA contributed R1million to OUTA's court action because we believed it was important to contest the principle of e-tolling.

The fight against tolling is now in the hands of the people of Gauteng.

Now we must take the fight to the ballot box in 2014 and vote out the government who brought the burden of e-tolling to South Africans.

E-tolling will kill jobs in Gauteng and make it harder for people to make ends meet.

The power of the vote is surest way to stop tolls.

E-toll tariffs confirm worst fears for Gauteng residents

The DA notes SANRAL's publication of e-tolling tariffs in the Government Gazette.

The tariffs clearly show that tolling is simply not affordable for the people of Gauteng. 

The law does not force me to have an e-tag and so in protest I will not be purchasing one.

It is unthinkable that road users with an e-tag will be charged up to R4.20 per gantry, and R8.12 without an e-tag.

This confirms the worst fears of small business owners who I visited in Orange Farm this week. 

They will now travel through 6 gantries on a return trip to Johannesburg to collect stock, significantly decreasing the profit they make every month. This will kill their business and kill jobs.

The DA is studying the tariffs and will issue a comprehensive response in due course.

Statement issued by Mmusi Maimane, DA Premier Candidate for Gauteng, October 9 2013

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