"Today I launched new billboards in Gauteng with the message, ‘A vote for the DA is a vote against etolls," he said.
“As Premier of Gauteng I will do everything in my power to fight on behalf of the people of this province against a system that they do not want and cannot afford. The public must know the gantries we see on our highways are only phase one of the e-tolling project.”
According to the Sanral’s website toll calculator, a return trip from Lynwood in Pretoria to Soweto without an e-tag would cost R88.77. With an e-tag it would cost R45.92.
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters said tariffs had been cut from 66c/km to 30c/km for a light motor vehicles with an e-tag.
Transport Minister blames colonialism and apartheid for state of roads -
"We have learnt many lessons from this project, one of them being that it will take some time to reverse the legacy of colonialism and apartheid planning," said Peters when she announced the implementation of e-tolls would begin on 3 December.
"Apartheid spatial planning never envisaged a situation where Gauteng would be as populated as it is today, mainly due to the influx of people from different provinces for economic reasons."
Peters said government had made several concessions to minimise the financial burden on the e-tolled road network.
"Sanral should be allowed to start collecting toll fees in order to begin to repay the debt incurred when the roads were upgraded," she told reporters in Pretoria.
"We cannot afford to continue to expose Sanral's portfolio to any further financial risks..."
According to Sanral CEO Nazir Alli, "Government-owned vehicles are not exempt from e-tolls."
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